πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Penny the Panda has a ribbon 100 inches long and cuts off 95 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Maya cut 70 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 5 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
3The red ribbon is 69 feet long. The blue ribbon is 6 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Two sticks laid end to end are 75 inches long. One stick is 19 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A rope is 33 feet long. A string is 30 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Aiden cut 65 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 4 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A blue rope is 63 inches long. A green rope is 46 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 70 inches long, then adds 7 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A blue rope is 59 meters long. A green rope is 41 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 28 cm long, then adds 4 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A rope is 64 inches long. A string is 13 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Rocket Raj cut 7 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 3 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 5 inches
- 2. 75 meters
- 3. 75 feet
- 4. 56 inches
- 5. 3 feet
- 6. 69 inches
- 7. 17 inches
- 8. 77 inches
- 9. 18 meters
- 10. 32 cm
- 11. 51 inches
- 12. 10 meters
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