πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has a ribbon 38 cm long and cuts off 26 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Omar builds a train of blocks 91 meters long, then adds 55 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 15 inches long and cuts off 6 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Ollie the Owl cut 14 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 10 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Two sticks laid end to end are 95 feet long. One stick is 10 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Two sticks laid end to end are 89 inches long. One stick is 43 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A rope is 49 meters long. A string is 2 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
8The red ribbon is 14 meters long. The blue ribbon is 19 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
9The red ribbon is 14 cm long. The blue ribbon is 61 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Rocket Raj cut 18 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 47 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
11The red ribbon is 17 feet long. The blue ribbon is 5 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Two sticks laid end to end are 74 cm long. One stick is 33 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 12 cm
- 2. 146 meters
- 3. 9 inches
- 4. 24 meters
- 5. 85 feet
- 6. 46 inches
- 7. 47 meters
- 8. 33 meters
- 9. 75 cm
- 10. 65 feet
- 11. 22 feet
- 12. 41 cm
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