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Maths · Grade 2 · Set B
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Remember: How much longer is the gap between two lengths. Missing the whole? Add. Missing a part? Take away.

Find the gap

Missing the whole? Add. Missing a part? Take away.

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How much longer is the pencil than the eraser? Write the number of inches: in
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How much longer is the stick than the leaf? Write the number of centimeters: cm
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The rope is 48 cm. The ribbon is 27 cm. How much longer is the rope than the ribbon?
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Mia's string is 38 cm. She ties on a piece 25 cm long. How long is the string now?
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A rope is 85 cm. Mia cuts off 46 cm. How long is the rope now?
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The ribbon is 94 cm and the string is 38 cm. The jumps go from 38 to 94. How much longer is the ribbon?
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The marker is 4 inches longer than the pen.
TrueFalse
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Ana's ribbon is 63 cm. It is 18 cm longer than Ana's string. How do you find the string?
63 − 1863 + 1818 − 63
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Ana's string is 29 cm. Ana's ribbon is 15 cm longer than the string. How long is the ribbon?
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Ana's ribbon is 91 cm. It is 36 cm longer than Ana's string. How long is the string?
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Join each clue to what you do.
  1. 1Put two pieces together
  2. 2Cut a piece off
  3. 3Compare two lengths
  • AAdd
  • BTake away
  • CFind the gap
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To find how much longer, you can take the shorter length away from the longer one.
TrueFalse
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Draw a bar that is 3 squares shorter than this one.
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Tell how you find how much longer a 64 cm rope is than a 40 cm rope.
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Answer key · Set B
How much longer
15 The eraser ends at 3 and the pencil at 8. Count the spaces from 3 to 8: 5.
29 The leaf ends at 6 and the stick at 15. 15 take away 6 is 9.
321 The gap is the missing part. 48 take away 27 is 21.
463 The whole is missing, so add: 38 and 25 make 63.
539 A part is missing, so take away: 85 take away 46 is 39.
656 Add the jumps: 2 and 50 and 4 make 56.
7True The pen ends at 5 and the marker at 9. 9 take away 5 is 4.
863 − 18 A part is missing, so take away: the string is 63 take away 18.
944 The whole is missing, so add: 29 and 15 make 44.
1055 A part is missing, so take away: 91 take away 36 is 55.
111-A, 2-B, 3-C
12True The gap between two lengths is the longer one take away the shorter one.
14Your own words: a grown-up reads it.
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