πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam has a ribbon 70 cm long and cuts off 39 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Leo cut 54 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 3 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Two sticks laid end to end are 93 feet long. One stick is 26 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Astro Ana cut 29 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 67 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 55 feet long, then adds 39 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A blue rope is 47 meters long. A green rope is 11 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Two sticks laid end to end are 57 feet long. One stick is 22 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Two sticks laid end to end are 97 meters long. One stick is 17 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Benny the Bear cut 43 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 2 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 85 cm long and cuts off 33 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11The red ribbon is 79 feet long. The blue ribbon is 13 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Omar has a ribbon 17 feet long and cuts off 8 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 31 cm
- 2. 57 meters
- 3. 67 feet
- 4. 96 meters
- 5. 94 feet
- 6. 36 meters
- 7. 35 feet
- 8. 80 meters
- 9. 45 inches
- 10. 52 cm
- 11. 92 feet
- 12. 9 feet
Practice this lesson online with games that adjust to your child: agarwalmath.com/math/2nd-grade/word-length