πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 78 feet long, then adds 14 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Penny the Panda has a ribbon 35 feet long and cuts off 8 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A blue rope is 80 cm long. A green rope is 69 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Zoe has a ribbon 65 meters long and cuts off 44 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Maya has a ribbon 24 inches long and cuts off 6 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Two sticks laid end to end are 59 cm long. One stick is 50 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
7The red ribbon is 7 meters long. The blue ribbon is 7 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
8The red ribbon is 21 meters long. The blue ribbon is 12 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Aiden cut 60 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 16 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Two sticks laid end to end are 68 meters long. One stick is 36 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Two sticks laid end to end are 23 cm long. One stick is 5 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
12The red ribbon is 42 meters long. The blue ribbon is 23 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 92 feet
- 2. 27 feet
- 3. 11 cm
- 4. 21 meters
- 5. 18 inches
- 6. 9 cm
- 7. 14 meters
- 8. 33 meters
- 9. 76 cm
- 10. 32 meters
- 11. 18 cm
- 12. 65 meters
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