πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily cut 34 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 42 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Two sticks laid end to end are 65 feet long. One stick is 58 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Penny the Panda cut 32 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 52 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Two sticks laid end to end are 55 inches long. One stick is 52 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A blue rope is 24 cm long. A green rope is 15 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A blue rope is 47 cm long. A green rope is 3 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Two sticks laid end to end are 41 meters long. One stick is 38 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Two sticks laid end to end are 100 meters long. One stick is 7 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Two sticks laid end to end are 96 cm long. One stick is 77 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A blue rope is 91 cm long. A green rope is 31 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Two sticks laid end to end are 11 meters long. One stick is 9 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A blue rope is 53 feet long. A green rope is 33 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 76 inches
- 2. 7 feet
- 3. 84 cm
- 4. 3 inches
- 5. 9 cm
- 6. 44 cm
- 7. 3 meters
- 8. 93 meters
- 9. 19 cm
- 10. 60 cm
- 11. 2 meters
- 12. 20 feet
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