πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 89 cm long and cuts off 25 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
2The red ribbon is 30 cm long. The blue ribbon is 31 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Two sticks laid end to end are 64 meters long. One stick is 33 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 26 cm long, then adds 12 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Fifi the Fox cut 3 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 63 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
6The red ribbon is 21 meters long. The blue ribbon is 44 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Ollie the Owl cut 22 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 4 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
8A rope is 44 inches long. A string is 27 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
9The red ribbon is 54 cm long. The blue ribbon is 2 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A blue rope is 99 meters long. A green rope is 50 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A blue rope is 17 meters long. A green rope is 5 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Sam has a ribbon 13 meters long and cuts off 11 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 64 cm
- 2. 61 cm
- 3. 31 meters
- 4. 38 cm
- 5. 66 cm
- 6. 65 meters
- 7. 26 cm
- 8. 17 inches
- 9. 56 cm
- 10. 49 meters
- 11. 12 meters
- 12. 2 meters
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