πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Rocket Raj cut 11 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 7 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Penny the Panda has a ribbon 59 inches long and cuts off 32 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Two sticks laid end to end are 40 cm long. One stick is 28 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
4The red ribbon is 35 inches long. The blue ribbon is 4 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Lily builds a train of blocks 39 cm long, then adds 3 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Maya has a ribbon 17 inches long and cuts off 2 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Two sticks laid end to end are 20 cm long. One stick is 8 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 95 inches long and cuts off 4 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A rope is 91 cm long. A string is 3 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A blue rope is 87 feet long. A green rope is 37 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Priya cut 23 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 43 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 84 feet long, then adds 63 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 18 inches
- 2. 27 inches
- 3. 12 cm
- 4. 39 inches
- 5. 42 cm
- 6. 15 inches
- 7. 12 cm
- 8. 91 inches
- 9. 88 cm
- 10. 50 feet
- 11. 66 feet
- 12. 147 feet
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