πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Astro Ana has a ribbon 47 feet long and cuts off 39 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2The red ribbon is 32 meters long. The blue ribbon is 11 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Zoe cut 12 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 16 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Omar builds a train of blocks 85 cm long, then adds 49 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Astro Ana cut 9 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 85 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Two sticks laid end to end are 30 feet long. One stick is 9 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Zoe cut 38 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 34 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
8A blue rope is 24 cm long. A green rope is 13 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A blue rope is 90 feet long. A green rope is 25 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A blue rope is 87 inches long. A green rope is 19 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 17 cm long, then adds 5 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12The red ribbon is 83 inches long. The blue ribbon is 12 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 8 feet
- 2. 43 meters
- 3. 28 feet
- 4. 134 cm
- 5. 94 feet
- 6. 21 feet
- 7. 72 cm
- 8. 11 cm
- 9. 65 feet
- 10. 68 inches
- 11. 22 cm
- 12. 95 inches
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