πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two sticks laid end to end are 98 cm long. One stick is 6 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
2A rope is 23 meters long. A string is 8 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Rocket Raj has a ribbon 42 feet long and cuts off 37 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Ollie the Owl cut 20 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 64 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
5A rope is 70 inches long. A string is 4 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6The red ribbon is 57 inches long. The blue ribbon is 3 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A blue rope is 46 cm long. A green rope is 37 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Maya cut 9 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 3 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Fifi the Fox cut 28 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 48 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A blue rope is 66 meters long. A green rope is 45 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Two sticks laid end to end are 18 cm long. One stick is 3 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Astro Ana cut 63 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 14 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 92 cm
- 2. 15 meters
- 3. 5 feet
- 4. 84 cm
- 5. 66 inches
- 6. 60 inches
- 7. 9 cm
- 8. 12 feet
- 9. 76 cm
- 10. 21 meters
- 11. 15 cm
- 12. 77 meters
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