πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 53 inches long. A string is 6 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 58 meters long and cuts off 16 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Two sticks laid end to end are 82 feet long. One stick is 27 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Priya cut 10 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 28 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
5The red ribbon is 28 meters long. The blue ribbon is 25 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Priya builds a train of blocks 56 meters long, then adds 6 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Two sticks laid end to end are 97 cm long. One stick is 43 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Priya builds a train of blocks 24 inches long, then adds 13 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A blue rope is 47 cm long. A green rope is 24 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Comet Kim cut 66 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 23 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
11The red ribbon is 47 inches long. The blue ribbon is 28 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Captain Nova cut 7 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 18 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 47 inches
- 2. 42 meters
- 3. 55 feet
- 4. 38 cm
- 5. 53 meters
- 6. 62 meters
- 7. 54 cm
- 8. 37 inches
- 9. 23 cm
- 10. 89 inches
- 11. 75 inches
- 12. 25 cm
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