Common Core: 2nd Grade Math : Measurement & Data

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for Common Core: 2nd Grade Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #692 : Numbers And Operations

The coffee cup is  centimeters tall and the water glass is  centimeters tall. How much taller is the water glass than the coffee cup?

Possible Answers:

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Correct answer:

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Explanation:

This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how much taller the water glass is compared to the coffee cup, or the difference in their height. 

Example Question #71 : Measurement & Data

The cat is  centimeters long and the dog is  centimeters long. How much longer is the dog than the cat? 

Possible Answers:

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Correct answer:

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Explanation:

This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how much longer the dog is compared to the cat, or the difference in their length. 

Example Question #2133 : Numbers And Operations

David is  centimeters taller than Alison. Alison is  centimeter tall. How tall is David? 

Possible Answers:

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Correct answer:

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Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we have the difference in height from the question. Alison is  centimeters tall and David is  centimeters taller than her,  is our difference. We can add our difference to Alison's height to find out how tall David is. 

Example Question #2134 : Numbers And Operations

The fence is  centimeters taller than the grill. The grill is  centimeters. How tall is the fence? 

Possible Answers:

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Correct answer:

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Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we have the difference in height from the question. The grill is  centimeters tall and fence is  centimeters taller than the grill,  is our difference. We can add our difference to the grill's height to find out how tall the fence is. 

Example Question #2135 : Numbers And Operations

The couch is  centimeters longer than the pillow. The pillow is  centimeters long. How long is the couch?

Possible Answers:

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Correct answer:

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Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we have the difference in length from the question. The pillow is  centimeters long and couch is  centimeters longer than the pillow,  is our difference. We can add our difference to the pillow's length to find out how long the couch is. 

Example Question #2136 : Numbers And Operations

The wall is  centimeters taller than the lamp. The lamp is  centimeters tall. How tall is the wall? 

Possible Answers:

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Correct answer:

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Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we have the difference in height from the question. The lamp is  centimeters tall and wall is  centimeters taller than the lamp,  is our difference. We can add our difference to the lamp's height to find out how tall the wall is. 

Example Question #2137 : Numbers And Operations

The room is  centimeters longer than the rug. The rug is  centimeters long. How long is the room?

Possible Answers:

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Correct answer:

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Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we have the difference in length from the question. The rug is  centimeters long and room is  centimeters longer than the rug,  is our difference. We can add our difference to the rug's length to find out how long the room is. 

Example Question #2138 : Numbers And Operations

The room is  centimeters longer than the table. The table is  centimeters long. How long is the room? 

Possible Answers:

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Correct answer:

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Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we have the difference in length from the question. The table is  centimeters long and room is  centimeters longer than the table,  is our difference. We can add our difference to the table's length to find out how long the room is. 

Example Question #71 : Measurement & Data

The cat is  centimeters long and the dog is  centimeters long. How much longer is the dog than the cat? 

Possible Answers:

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Correct answer:

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Explanation:

This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how much longer the dog is compared to the cat, or the difference in their length. 

Example Question #1202 : Common Core Math: Grade 2

The bowl is  centimeters long and the plate is  centimeters long. How much longer is the plate than the bowl?

Possible Answers:

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Correct answer:

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Explanation:

This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how much longer the plate is compared to the bowl, or the difference in their length. 

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