πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam cut 33 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 17 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Priya has a ribbon 67 cm long and cuts off 15 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Benny the Bear cut 8 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 19 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A blue rope is 100 inches long. A green rope is 25 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 78 meters long, then adds 66 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Ollie the Owl cut 33 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 45 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Two sticks laid end to end are 16 cm long. One stick is 2 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Two sticks laid end to end are 96 feet long. One stick is 41 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Priya has a ribbon 42 meters long and cuts off 30 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Comet Kim has a ribbon 45 meters long and cuts off 15 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 71 cm long and cuts off 15 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 39 cm long, then adds 27 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 50 feet
- 2. 52 cm
- 3. 27 meters
- 4. 75 inches
- 5. 144 meters
- 6. 78 inches
- 7. 14 cm
- 8. 55 feet
- 9. 12 meters
- 10. 30 meters
- 11. 56 cm
- 12. 66 cm
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