πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Comet Kim cut 33 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 49 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Aiden has a ribbon 35 feet long and cuts off 19 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A blue rope is 67 meters long. A green rope is 21 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A blue rope is 86 cm long. A green rope is 56 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Priya cut 26 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 36 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Fifi the Fox cut 34 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 39 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A blue rope is 36 cm long. A green rope is 32 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8The red ribbon is 25 inches long. The blue ribbon is 61 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A blue rope is 39 feet long. A green rope is 14 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Astro Ana cut 16 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 28 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A blue rope is 75 feet long. A green rope is 68 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Fifi the Fox cut 3 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 24 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 82 inches
- 2. 16 feet
- 3. 46 meters
- 4. 30 cm
- 5. 62 meters
- 6. 73 cm
- 7. 4 cm
- 8. 86 inches
- 9. 25 feet
- 10. 44 inches
- 11. 7 feet
- 12. 27 meters
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