πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Astro Ana cut 18 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 2 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Omar builds a train of blocks 84 inches long, then adds 46 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Captain Nova cut 9 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 12 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A rope is 96 feet long. A string is 40 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A blue rope is 11 inches long. A green rope is 6 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A blue rope is 52 cm long. A green rope is 13 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Two sticks laid end to end are 66 inches long. One stick is 51 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Rocket Raj has a ribbon 95 feet long and cuts off 28 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A blue rope is 86 feet long. A green rope is 63 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Two sticks laid end to end are 73 inches long. One stick is 14 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A blue rope is 81 meters long. A green rope is 24 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Penny the Panda cut 21 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 14 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 20 inches
- 2. 130 inches
- 3. 21 feet
- 4. 56 feet
- 5. 5 inches
- 6. 39 cm
- 7. 15 inches
- 8. 67 feet
- 9. 23 feet
- 10. 59 inches
- 11. 57 meters
- 12. 35 meters
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