πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The red ribbon is 45 feet long. The blue ribbon is 33 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Captain Nova has a ribbon 82 cm long and cuts off 13 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3The red ribbon is 8 meters long. The blue ribbon is 56 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Ollie the Owl cut 52 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 16 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A blue rope is 83 inches long. A green rope is 33 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6The red ribbon is 65 inches long. The blue ribbon is 7 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 48 feet long, then adds 36 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rope is 60 meters long. A string is 26 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Lily cut 66 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 30 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Maya cut 6 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 18 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Two sticks laid end to end are 23 inches long. One stick is 3 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Two sticks laid end to end are 70 feet long. One stick is 3 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 78 feet
- 2. 69 cm
- 3. 64 meters
- 4. 68 inches
- 5. 50 inches
- 6. 72 inches
- 7. 84 feet
- 8. 34 meters
- 9. 96 meters
- 10. 24 cm
- 11. 20 inches
- 12. 67 feet
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