πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily cut 13 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 61 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Aiden has a ribbon 79 feet long and cuts off 55 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Aiden builds a train of blocks 20 meters long, then adds 6 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Two sticks laid end to end are 62 inches long. One stick is 12 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 80 meters long, then adds 61 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Penny the Panda cut 23 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 5 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Lily builds a train of blocks 44 feet long, then adds 15 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Fifi the Fox cut 10 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 37 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Omar builds a train of blocks 50 cm long, then adds 33 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10The red ribbon is 64 meters long. The blue ribbon is 7 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Penny the Panda cut 30 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 35 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Leo builds a train of blocks 33 feet long, then adds 28 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 74 inches
- 2. 24 feet
- 3. 26 meters
- 4. 50 inches
- 5. 141 meters
- 6. 28 meters
- 7. 59 feet
- 8. 47 cm
- 9. 83 cm
- 10. 71 meters
- 11. 65 cm
- 12. 61 feet
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