πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 60 inches long. A string is 16 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 75 meters long, then adds 34 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Ollie the Owl cut 29 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 32 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Comet Kim cut 40 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 6 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Maya has a ribbon 60 inches long and cuts off 21 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Comet Kim cut 4 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 13 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Penny the Panda has a ribbon 26 cm long and cuts off 21 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Two sticks laid end to end are 50 cm long. One stick is 26 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Lily cut 51 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 40 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Captain Nova cut 4 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 6 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rope is 22 inches long. A string is 14 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Two sticks laid end to end are 43 inches long. One stick is 30 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 44 inches
- 2. 109 meters
- 3. 61 feet
- 4. 46 cm
- 5. 39 inches
- 6. 17 feet
- 7. 5 cm
- 8. 24 cm
- 9. 91 cm
- 10. 10 feet
- 11. 8 inches
- 12. 13 inches
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