πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Fifi the Fox cut 9 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 2 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Two sticks laid end to end are 78 feet long. One stick is 19 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Priya builds a train of blocks 66 feet long, then adds 22 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Rocket Raj cut 18 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 66 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A blue rope is 24 inches long. A green rope is 18 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A blue rope is 90 meters long. A green rope is 48 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A blue rope is 41 inches long. A green rope is 31 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 99 inches long, then adds 78 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 23 cm long, then adds 7 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10The red ribbon is 23 feet long. The blue ribbon is 22 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
11The red ribbon is 47 cm long. The blue ribbon is 10 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
12The red ribbon is 5 cm long. The blue ribbon is 78 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 11 cm
- 2. 59 feet
- 3. 88 feet
- 4. 84 meters
- 5. 6 inches
- 6. 42 meters
- 7. 10 inches
- 8. 177 inches
- 9. 30 cm
- 10. 45 feet
- 11. 57 cm
- 12. 83 cm
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