Math Drills
Adding Length (With Carrying)
B-2Word Problems

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What this worksheet covers
- Topic
- Length (cm, mm, m)
- Worksheet
- Addition (With Carrying)
The moment the mm reaches ten, or the cm reaches a hundred, that group is moved up into the next unit, and only what is left over stays on the small side. Bare equations give the feel of the move, and the same hand is then used inside the word problems.
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The move gets skipped and the overflow is left sitting on the small side, which stands out. A mm figure at ten or above, or a cm figure at a hundred or above, means one step has gone missing, and the large side falls short by exactly that much.
Third of the addition lessons, and the point where adding lengths is finished. The move itself is the one built in 2-Digit Addition, with the size of the group changed to ten or a hundred. Subtraction (Same Units) turns the direction round.
- cm, mm (Word Problems)3 questions
- m, cm (Word Problems)3 questions
Questions & answers
Problems and answers on this worksheet
These are the problems in “Length (cm, mm, m)”, shown with their answers.
(1)On Sports Day, there is rope that is 12cm7mm long and 4cm8mm long. Altogether, how long is it in how many cm and how many mm? Answer □ □
Answer: 17cm, 5mm
(2)The book is 14cm5mm tall and 8cm8mm wide. Altogether, how long is it in how many cm and how many mm? Answer □ □
Answer: 23cm, 3mm
(3)In the park, there are poles that are 10cm8mm long and 5cm6mm long. Altogether, how long are they in how many cm and how many mm? Answer □ □
Answer: 16cm, 4mm
(4)At the construction site, there is a wire that is 4m55cm and another that is 3m70cm. Altogether, how many m and how many cm will it be? Answer □ □
Answer: 8m, 25cm
(5)Sophia is 1m35cm tall. If she stands on top of a platform that is 75cm, how tall will she be — how many m and how many cm? Answer □ □
Answer: 2m, 10cm
(6)The length of the umbrella is 75cm, and the length of the pole is 1m50cm. Altogether, how many m and how many cm will it be? Answer □ □
Answer: 2m, 25cm

























