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title: "Meters and Centimeters"
description: "Math story: He saws off 30 centimeters. 100 minus 30 is 70 centimeters. A board is 2 m long. Dad saws off 65 cm. How many centimeters are left?"
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# Meters and Centimeters

Math story 86 · Word problems · Grade 4 · 0:34

## Read the story

Dad Owl is building a shelf. His board is 1 meter long.

1 meter is 100 centimeters.

He saws off 30 centimeters. 100 minus 30 is 70 centimeters.

**A board is 2 m long. Dad saws off 65 cm. How many centimeters are left?**

## Answer and working

Correct! 2 meters is 200 centimeters. 200 minus 65 is 135 centimeters.

`200 − 65 = 135`