πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Comet Kim cut 55 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 33 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Captain Nova cut 75 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 2 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Two sticks laid end to end are 34 meters long. One stick is 22 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 27 meters long, then adds 8 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A blue rope is 22 inches long. A green rope is 15 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Aiden cut 6 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 56 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Omar builds a train of blocks 12 inches long, then adds 10 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A blue rope is 25 feet long. A green rope is 16 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 11 feet long and cuts off 9 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10The red ribbon is 35 cm long. The blue ribbon is 11 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Two sticks laid end to end are 50 cm long. One stick is 32 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
12The red ribbon is 17 feet long. The blue ribbon is 16 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 88 meters
- 2. 77 cm
- 3. 12 meters
- 4. 35 meters
- 5. 7 inches
- 6. 62 meters
- 7. 22 inches
- 8. 9 feet
- 9. 2 feet
- 10. 46 cm
- 11. 18 cm
- 12. 33 feet
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