πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Astro Ana cut 29 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 58 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
2The red ribbon is 9 cm long. The blue ribbon is 12 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A blue rope is 48 cm long. A green rope is 24 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
4The red ribbon is 32 inches long. The blue ribbon is 16 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Two sticks laid end to end are 75 cm long. One stick is 58 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A rope is 31 meters long. A string is 18 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A blue rope is 73 inches long. A green rope is 5 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 50 inches long and cuts off 38 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A rope is 80 inches long. A string is 48 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 52 feet long, then adds 11 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Two sticks laid end to end are 38 meters long. One stick is 28 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
12The red ribbon is 36 feet long. The blue ribbon is 7 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 87 meters
- 2. 21 cm
- 3. 24 cm
- 4. 48 inches
- 5. 17 cm
- 6. 13 meters
- 7. 68 inches
- 8. 12 inches
- 9. 32 inches
- 10. 63 feet
- 11. 10 meters
- 12. 43 feet
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