πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The red ribbon is 27 meters long. The blue ribbon is 5 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Captain Nova has a ribbon 84 meters long and cuts off 43 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3The red ribbon is 5 inches long. The blue ribbon is 7 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Lily builds a train of blocks 42 inches long, then adds 9 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Benny the Bear cut 8 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 2 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A blue rope is 53 cm long. A green rope is 44 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Two sticks laid end to end are 51 inches long. One stick is 49 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Ollie the Owl cut 84 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 14 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
9The red ribbon is 62 feet long. The blue ribbon is 19 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 33 inches long, then adds 16 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Two sticks laid end to end are 45 cm long. One stick is 4 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 99 cm long, then adds 52 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 32 meters
- 2. 41 meters
- 3. 12 inches
- 4. 51 inches
- 5. 10 cm
- 6. 9 cm
- 7. 2 inches
- 8. 98 inches
- 9. 81 feet
- 10. 49 inches
- 11. 41 cm
- 12. 151 cm
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