πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two sticks laid end to end are 18 cm long. One stick is 11 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
2A blue rope is 65 cm long. A green rope is 17 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
3The red ribbon is 63 feet long. The blue ribbon is 13 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
4The red ribbon is 15 feet long. The blue ribbon is 45 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Penny the Panda has a ribbon 46 feet long and cuts off 26 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rope is 81 cm long. A string is 32 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Fifi the Fox cut 18 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 15 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Penny the Panda has a ribbon 31 meters long and cuts off 27 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Omar cut 9 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 75 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
10The red ribbon is 25 meters long. The blue ribbon is 20 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Two sticks laid end to end are 85 inches long. One stick is 24 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Two sticks laid end to end are 81 feet long. One stick is 72 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 7 cm
- 2. 48 cm
- 3. 76 feet
- 4. 60 feet
- 5. 20 feet
- 6. 49 cm
- 7. 33 feet
- 8. 4 meters
- 9. 84 meters
- 10. 45 meters
- 11. 61 inches
- 12. 9 feet
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