πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Fifi the Fox cut 6 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 7 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Captain Nova cut 13 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 28 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A blue rope is 59 feet long. A green rope is 51 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
4The red ribbon is 17 feet long. The blue ribbon is 35 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Two sticks laid end to end are 55 cm long. One stick is 20 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A rope is 38 feet long. A string is 9 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Two sticks laid end to end are 89 cm long. One stick is 70 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 41 inches long, then adds 23 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A rope is 85 meters long. A string is 51 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 40 inches long and cuts off 18 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Two sticks laid end to end are 21 cm long. One stick is 4 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 81 feet long, then adds 66 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 13 meters
- 2. 41 meters
- 3. 8 feet
- 4. 52 feet
- 5. 35 cm
- 6. 29 feet
- 7. 19 cm
- 8. 64 inches
- 9. 34 meters
- 10. 22 inches
- 11. 17 cm
- 12. 147 feet
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