πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Comet Kim has a ribbon 16 meters long and cuts off 10 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Priya has a ribbon 26 cm long and cuts off 22 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Two sticks laid end to end are 47 cm long. One stick is 17 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Two sticks laid end to end are 29 cm long. One stick is 23 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Two sticks laid end to end are 20 cm long. One stick is 11 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Omar builds a train of blocks 59 inches long, then adds 18 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Astro Ana cut 9 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 41 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Two sticks laid end to end are 32 inches long. One stick is 22 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
9The red ribbon is 18 inches long. The blue ribbon is 17 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 43 feet long, then adds 38 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rope is 30 cm long. A string is 9 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 87 meters long and cuts off 51 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 6 meters
- 2. 4 cm
- 3. 30 cm
- 4. 6 cm
- 5. 9 cm
- 6. 77 inches
- 7. 50 cm
- 8. 10 inches
- 9. 35 inches
- 10. 81 feet
- 11. 21 cm
- 12. 36 meters
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