πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has a ribbon 76 meters long and cuts off 64 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A rope is 37 meters long. A string is 4 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Rocket Raj cut 17 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 62 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Fifi the Fox cut 21 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 36 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
5The red ribbon is 6 cm long. The blue ribbon is 6 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A rope is 80 cm long. A string is 39 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 84 feet long, then adds 16 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 51 feet long, then adds 7 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Zoe cut 47 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 40 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
10The red ribbon is 13 cm long. The blue ribbon is 13 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Two sticks laid end to end are 43 feet long. One stick is 10 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 10 feet long, then adds 4 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 12 meters
- 2. 33 meters
- 3. 79 feet
- 4. 57 cm
- 5. 12 cm
- 6. 41 cm
- 7. 100 feet
- 8. 58 feet
- 9. 87 cm
- 10. 26 cm
- 11. 33 feet
- 12. 14 feet
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