πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 83 meters long. A green rope is 78 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 56 inches long, then adds 41 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3The red ribbon is 54 cm long. The blue ribbon is 35 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Ollie the Owl cut 76 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 22 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Two sticks laid end to end are 68 cm long. One stick is 9 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Lily has a ribbon 24 feet long and cuts off 16 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Rocket Raj has a ribbon 54 meters long and cuts off 4 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Lily cut 4 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 39 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A rope is 88 meters long. A string is 66 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
10The red ribbon is 30 inches long. The blue ribbon is 28 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
11The red ribbon is 10 feet long. The blue ribbon is 27 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Sam cut 6 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 14 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 5 meters
- 2. 97 inches
- 3. 89 cm
- 4. 98 meters
- 5. 59 cm
- 6. 8 feet
- 7. 50 meters
- 8. 43 cm
- 9. 22 meters
- 10. 58 inches
- 11. 37 feet
- 12. 20 feet
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