πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden cut 8 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 7 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Two sticks laid end to end are 23 feet long. One stick is 7 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rope is 42 feet long. A string is 12 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Two sticks laid end to end are 16 feet long. One stick is 6 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
5The red ribbon is 12 inches long. The blue ribbon is 55 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A rope is 81 inches long. A string is 70 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A blue rope is 65 feet long. A green rope is 19 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A blue rope is 47 meters long. A green rope is 18 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Penny the Panda has a ribbon 24 cm long and cuts off 15 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Omar cut 10 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 17 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Sam builds a train of blocks 88 inches long, then adds 8 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Omar has a ribbon 97 meters long and cuts off 73 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 15 meters
- 2. 16 feet
- 3. 30 feet
- 4. 10 feet
- 5. 67 inches
- 6. 11 inches
- 7. 46 feet
- 8. 29 meters
- 9. 9 cm
- 10. 27 feet
- 11. 96 inches
- 12. 24 meters
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