πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two sticks laid end to end are 12 meters long. One stick is 6 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
2The red ribbon is 38 meters long. The blue ribbon is 12 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A rope is 30 cm long. A string is 14 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Zoe cut 39 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 47 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Aiden cut 15 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 46 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Astro Ana has a ribbon 60 meters long and cuts off 55 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Maya has a ribbon 39 feet long and cuts off 5 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Priya builds a train of blocks 96 inches long, then adds 69 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 68 meters long and cuts off 42 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 70 cm long and cuts off 6 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Omar cut 13 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 37 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Priya cut 46 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 10 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 6 meters
- 2. 50 meters
- 3. 16 cm
- 4. 86 cm
- 5. 61 meters
- 6. 5 meters
- 7. 34 feet
- 8. 165 inches
- 9. 26 meters
- 10. 64 cm
- 11. 50 meters
- 12. 56 cm
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