πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The red ribbon is 25 meters long. The blue ribbon is 24 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Comet Kim has a ribbon 99 meters long and cuts off 89 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Astro Ana has a ribbon 80 meters long and cuts off 52 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 36 cm long and cuts off 23 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 72 feet long, then adds 9 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Priya builds a train of blocks 67 meters long, then adds 52 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Two sticks laid end to end are 89 inches long. One stick is 19 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A rope is 84 meters long. A string is 52 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 45 meters long, then adds 16 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Comet Kim has a ribbon 61 meters long and cuts off 59 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Two sticks laid end to end are 29 meters long. One stick is 12 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Leo cut 80 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 8 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 49 meters
- 2. 10 meters
- 3. 28 meters
- 4. 13 cm
- 5. 81 feet
- 6. 119 meters
- 7. 70 inches
- 8. 32 meters
- 9. 61 meters
- 10. 2 meters
- 11. 17 meters
- 12. 88 cm
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