Grade 2 Measurement: Compare and combine lengths
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What students practice: Comparing lengths and word problems that add/subtract lengths.
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Grade 2 · Measurement
Compare and Combine Lengths
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Easy
A ribbon is 29 inches long and a scarf is 24 inches long. They are placed end to end. How long are they together?
Answer: 53 inches
A strap is 27 centimeters long. A cord is 13 centimeters long. How much longer is the strap?
Answer: 14 centimeters
Standard
A ribbon is 19 inches long and a strap is 30 inches long. They are placed end to end. How long are they together?
Answer: 49 inches
A hose is 44 feet long and a fence is 49 feet long. They are placed end to end. How long are they together?
Answer: 93 feet
Challenge
A banner is 28 feet long. A cable is 90 feet long. How much longer is the cable?
Answer: 62 feet
A pipe is 26 meters long. A cable is 31 meters long. How much longer is the cable?
Answer: 5 meters
Where this skill fits
- Previous skill: Estimate a length
- All grades: Measurement worksheets, Grades 1–5
Related Common Core standards
- 2.MD.A.4 — Measure to determine how much longer one object is than another.
- 2.MD.B.5 — Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve word problems about lengths.
The task matches what these standards describe at this grade. Common Core–informed practice; not a claim of official alignment.