2nd Grade
The first graders came to the library and borrowed 12 books and then the second graders came in to the library and borrowed 16 books. How many books in total were borrowed?
12+16=28
They borrowed 28 books in total.
Daniel found 8 rugby balls in the storeroom. Mr. Adams said there should be a total of 11 rugby balls. How many rugby balls were missing?
11 – 8 = 3
3 rugby balls were missing.
Alvin already had 247 nails from last year, he purchased another 109 nails at the store and then he found another 144 in his toolshed. How many nails does he have?
247+109+144=500
He has 500 nails.
Since pizza is a favorite in Kevin’s family, they bought some. His sister bought 48 slices of pizza and his brother bought 48 as well. One of the neighbors brought 27 slices.
How many slices were there altogether?
First, 48 + 48 + 27 = 123
They have 123 slices of pizza altogether.
There were 5 graphics novels in the library, but 12 students said they were interested in borrowing them. The first 5 students can borrow the graphic novels. The rest would need to wait until next week. How many students would need to wait?
12 – 5 = 7
7 students would need to wait.
At lunch time, the waiters take 25 orders, but the kitchen only made food for 22 orders. How many orders are
missed?
25 – 22 = 3
3 orders are missed.
Katie spent a total $350 on her whole stay on the island. If she spent $125 on food and $135 on hotel rooms, how much did she spend on buying other stuff?
First, 125 + 135 = 260; then, 350 – 260 = 90 She spent $90 on buying other stuff.
If Lizzie’s group went to 69 factories, the second group went to 52 factories, and the two groups visited another 48 factories together, how many factories were inspected in total?
69 + 52 + 48 = 169
169 factories were inspected in total.
There were 25 tennis racquets and 36 hockey sticks. How many more hockey sticks are there than tennis racquets?
36 – 25 = 11
There were 11 more hockey sticks than tennis racquets.
There were 7 baseballs in a basket and Daniel found 6 more baseballs on the floor. Then, a student borrowed 5 baseballs. How many baseballs were left in the storeroom?
7 + 6 –5 = 8
There were 8 baseballs left in the storeroom.
After the mountain region, she went to a famous beach. There, she collected 166 yellow seashells, 76 red shells and 49 green shells. How many shells did she collect?
166 + 76 + 49 = 291
She collected 291 seashells.
Max's sister prepared 25 mini cupcakes and his mother prepared 30, how many did his grandmother prepare if they have a total of 100 cupcakes?
First,25+30=55;then,100–55=45
His grandmother prepared 45 mini cupcakes.
13 waiters are supposed to be at work. But 4 of them called in sick. Olivia managed to call two extra waiters to come in to work. How many waiters are working today?
13 – 4 + 2 = 11
There are 12 waiters working today.
There is a line of 24 customers waiting for tables. However, 4 of them decide to leave. Then, Olivia sit another 5 customers at the bar table. How many customers are still waiting in line?
24 – 4 – 5 = 15
15 customers are waiting.
Maggie saw 532 species of insects, reptiles, and birds. If she saw 253
insect species and 143 bird species, how many
reptile species did she see?
First, 253 + 143 = 396; then, 532 – 396 = 136 She saw 136 reptile species.
Lizzie’s group cleared 250 acres of land and the other group cleared 265 acres. If there is a total of 900 acres of land, how many more acres of land remain to be cleared?
First, 250 + 265 = 515; then, 900 – 515 = 385 385 acres of land remains to be cleared.
Emma was cleaning up the shelf with the fiction books. There were 16 fiction books on the shelf. She found 4 fiction books on another shelf and 8 more on the bench in the library. How many fiction books were there?
16 + 4 + 8
There were 28 fiction books.
The chef used to have 14 assistants to help him in the kitchen, but he fired 3 of them yesterday and 2 of them called in sick today. How many assistants are there working in the kitchen?
14 – 3 – 2 = 9
There are 9 assistants working in the kitchen.
If Andrew has 4 friends coming over and he made 3 sandwiches for each one of them, how many sandwiches did he make?
4 x 3 = 12
He made 12 sandwiches in total.
If Greg spent $9 for each game him and his friends played and they played a total of 5 games, write an equation for how much money he spends on games that night?
9 x 5 = 45
Andrew spent $45.00 for that night.