Grade 2 Unit 3
Lesson 6: Compare Reptile Lengths in Story Problems
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics®
Grade 2 Unit 3
Lesson 6: Compare Reptile Lengths in Story Problems
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics®
Find the value of each expression mentally.
Lin's pet lizard is 62 cm long. It is 19 cm shorter than Jada's. How long is Jada's pet lizard?
Whose pet is longer?
Circle the diagram that matches the story.
Solve. Show your thinking.
Jada's pet lizard is
Diego and Mai have pet snakes. Mai’s snake is 17 cm longer than Diego’s. Mai’s snake is 71 cm. How long is Diego’s pet snake?
Whose pet is shorter?
Circle the diagram that matches the story.
Solve. Show your thinking.
Diego’s pet snake is
Choose one reptile from your list and one reptile from your partner’s list.
Fill in the blanks to create a story problem using the lengths of the reptiles you picked. Then share your sentences with your partner.
My reptile is
It is
Which reptiles did your partner pick? Show your thinking.
Kiran’s pet snake is 47 cm long. It is 26 cm shorter than Han’s pet snake.
How long is Han’s pet snake?
Circle the diagram that matches the story.
Solve. Show your thinking.
Han’s snake is
