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Grade 2 Word problems — Stretch your thinking

Word problems turn real situations into mathematical operations. Try the more demanding numbers. Estimate first, then explain your method and verify.

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Grade 2 Word problems — Stretch your thinking

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20 questions

Directions: Read the story once for meaning and again for quantities. Write your answer for each problem.

  1. A box has 21 red beads and 6 blue beads. How many in all?
  2. 31 bags each have 19 marbles. How many marbles altogether?
  3. There are 36 books. 24 are checked out. How many remain?
  4. Maya has 18 stickers. She gets 23 more. How many stickers now?
  5. 23 bags each have 24 marbles. How many marbles altogether?
  6. Maya has 14 stickers. She gets 17 more. How many stickers now?
  7. A box has 20 red beads and 18 blue beads. How many in all?
  8. A box has 16 red beads and 6 blue beads. How many in all?
  9. Maya has 36 stickers. She gets 30 more. How many stickers now?
  10. 13 bags each have 16 marbles. How many marbles altogether?
  11. Maya has 24 stickers. She gets 29 more. How many stickers now?
  12. 29 bags each have 9 marbles. How many marbles altogether?
  13. There are 46 books. 16 are checked out. How many remain?
  14. Maya has 37 stickers. She gets 27 more. How many stickers now?
  15. 16 bags each have 18 marbles. How many marbles altogether?
  16. 17 bags each have 18 marbles. How many marbles altogether?
  17. There are 61 books. 29 are checked out. How many remain?
  18. 24 bags each have 24 marbles. How many marbles altogether?
  19. There are 47 books. 11 are checked out. How many remain?
  20. 22 bags each have 19 marbles. How many marbles altogether?

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Show answer key (for parents and teachers)
  1. 1. 27
  2. 2. 589
  3. 3. 12
  4. 4. 41
  5. 5. 552
  6. 6. 31
  7. 7. 38
  8. 8. 22
  9. 9. 66
  10. 10. 208
  11. 11. 53
  12. 12. 261
  13. 13. 30
  14. 14. 64
  15. 15. 288
  16. 16. 306
  17. 17. 32
  18. 18. 576
  19. 19. 36
  20. 20. 418

How to help with this skill

Second graders connect place value to addition, subtraction and familiar everyday situations. Encourage grouping into tens and ones.

  • Read the story once for meaning and again for quantities.
  • Ask what is known and what is missing; draw a quick model.
  • Write an equation, solve it, and label the answer with units.

Try this: Tell the story back without the numbers before solving it.

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