πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 82 inches long, then adds 76 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Fifi the Fox cut 5 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 44 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
3The red ribbon is 20 inches long. The blue ribbon is 65 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A blue rope is 71 inches long. A green rope is 60 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A blue rope is 86 feet long. A green rope is 39 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Astro Ana cut 54 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 22 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 59 cm long, then adds 51 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Two sticks laid end to end are 74 feet long. One stick is 29 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Captain Nova has a ribbon 69 meters long and cuts off 6 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A rope is 55 cm long. A string is 17 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Penny the Panda has a ribbon 25 inches long and cuts off 6 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Penny the Panda cut 9 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 58 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 158 inches
- 2. 49 feet
- 3. 85 inches
- 4. 11 inches
- 5. 47 feet
- 6. 76 feet
- 7. 110 cm
- 8. 45 feet
- 9. 63 meters
- 10. 38 cm
- 11. 19 inches
- 12. 67 feet
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