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Grade 2 Word problems — Everyday practice

Word problems turn real situations into mathematical operations. Work steadily and show a few steps for problems that need them.

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Grade 2 Word problems — Everyday practice

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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 17 red beads and 18 blue beads. How many in all?
  2. A box has 19 red beads and 13 blue beads. How many in all?
  3. 21 bags each have 12 marbles. How many marbles altogether?
  4. 21 bags each have 16 marbles. How many marbles altogether?
  5. 17 bags each have 11 marbles. How many marbles altogether?
  6. Maya has 23 stickers. She gets 14 more. How many stickers now?
  7. There are 25 books. 5 are checked out. How many remain?
  8. A box has 19 red beads and 14 blue beads. How many in all?
  9. 23 bags each have 18 marbles. How many marbles altogether?
  10. 25 bags each have 15 marbles. How many marbles altogether?
  11. A box has 14 red beads and 16 blue beads. How many in all?
  12. A box has 23 red beads and 7 blue beads. How many in all?
  13. A box has 25 red beads and 5 blue beads. How many in all?
  14. Maya has 22 stickers. She gets 7 more. How many stickers now?
  15. 14 bags each have 5 marbles. How many marbles altogether?
  16. There are 25 books. 7 are checked out. How many remain?
  17. 14 bags each have 18 marbles. How many marbles altogether?
  18. A box has 22 red beads and 12 blue beads. How many in all?
  19. A box has 18 red beads and 14 blue beads. How many in all?
  20. 22 bags each have 13 marbles. How many marbles altogether?

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Show answer key (for parents and teachers)
  1. 1. 35
  2. 2. 32
  3. 3. 252
  4. 4. 336
  5. 5. 187
  6. 6. 37
  7. 7. 20
  8. 8. 33
  9. 9. 414
  10. 10. 375
  11. 11. 30
  12. 12. 30
  13. 13. 30
  14. 14. 29
  15. 15. 70
  16. 16. 18
  17. 17. 252
  18. 18. 34
  19. 19. 32
  20. 20. 286

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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