πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The red ribbon is 10 feet long. The blue ribbon is 4 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Comet Kim cut 31 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 13 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Benny the Bear has a ribbon 18 feet long and cuts off 13 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Two sticks laid end to end are 22 meters long. One stick is 4 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 69 feet long and cuts off 49 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Two sticks laid end to end are 71 cm long. One stick is 21 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Two sticks laid end to end are 48 cm long. One stick is 29 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Lily builds a train of blocks 33 cm long, then adds 10 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Captain Nova has a ribbon 47 feet long and cuts off 38 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Zoe cut 2 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 46 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Two sticks laid end to end are 75 inches long. One stick is 49 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 58 inches long, then adds 33 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 14 feet
- 2. 44 cm
- 3. 5 feet
- 4. 18 meters
- 5. 20 feet
- 6. 50 cm
- 7. 19 cm
- 8. 43 cm
- 9. 9 feet
- 10. 48 feet
- 11. 26 inches
- 12. 91 inches
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