πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Benny the Bear cut 35 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 21 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A rope is 47 feet long. A string is 28 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3The red ribbon is 34 inches long. The blue ribbon is 21 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Comet Kim cut 34 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 10 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 46 feet long, then adds 19 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Priya has a ribbon 43 meters long and cuts off 8 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Zoe has a ribbon 13 feet long and cuts off 8 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A blue rope is 82 meters long. A green rope is 2 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Maya has a ribbon 56 meters long and cuts off 27 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Lily builds a train of blocks 66 inches long, then adds 61 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A rope is 50 feet long. A string is 35 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Sam builds a train of blocks 44 meters long, then adds 19 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 56 meters
- 2. 19 feet
- 3. 55 inches
- 4. 44 feet
- 5. 65 feet
- 6. 35 meters
- 7. 5 feet
- 8. 80 meters
- 9. 29 meters
- 10. 127 inches
- 11. 15 feet
- 12. 63 meters
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