πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Benny the Bear cut 49 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 17 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A rope is 47 feet long. A string is 21 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3The red ribbon is 18 inches long. The blue ribbon is 3 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
4The red ribbon is 13 meters long. The blue ribbon is 64 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Astro Ana has a ribbon 70 meters long and cuts off 61 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Zoe has a ribbon 82 cm long and cuts off 10 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Lily builds a train of blocks 79 inches long, then adds 24 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Two sticks laid end to end are 21 meters long. One stick is 8 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Aiden builds a train of blocks 62 feet long, then adds 11 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A blue rope is 77 cm long. A green rope is 59 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
11The red ribbon is 13 inches long. The blue ribbon is 44 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 48 inches long, then adds 3 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 66 feet
- 2. 26 feet
- 3. 21 inches
- 4. 77 meters
- 5. 9 meters
- 6. 72 cm
- 7. 103 inches
- 8. 13 meters
- 9. 73 feet
- 10. 18 cm
- 11. 57 inches
- 12. 51 inches
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