πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two sticks laid end to end are 66 inches long. One stick is 58 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Omar cut 70 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 21 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Captain Nova has a ribbon 93 meters long and cuts off 15 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Omar builds a train of blocks 15 inches long, then adds 11 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Omar cut 3 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 7 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 54 meters long and cuts off 41 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A blue rope is 76 inches long. A green rope is 2 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A blue rope is 71 cm long. A green rope is 32 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
9The red ribbon is 11 feet long. The blue ribbon is 19 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Sam has a ribbon 13 meters long and cuts off 11 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Two sticks laid end to end are 64 inches long. One stick is 6 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Two sticks laid end to end are 52 meters long. One stick is 12 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 8 inches
- 2. 91 cm
- 3. 78 meters
- 4. 26 inches
- 5. 10 inches
- 6. 13 meters
- 7. 74 inches
- 8. 39 cm
- 9. 30 feet
- 10. 2 meters
- 11. 58 inches
- 12. 40 meters
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