2nd Grade Word Problems
Legna has 17 dolls. There are 24 dolls in her toy box. How many dolls in all?
41 dolls
Maxwell's puppy weighed 15 pounds. He grew another 15 pounds in 2 months. How much does he now weigh?
30 pounds
33
+ 58
-------
91
47 - 5 = 15 + ___
27
6 + 8 =
14
There were 25 girls and 38 boys in second grade. How many students in all?
63 students
Aubree had $15. She got an allowance of $16 a week. If she worked for 1 weeks, how much will she have?
31 dollars
48
+35
_____
83
America owns 47 pairs of shoes. 46 of those pairs are her favorite color, which is red. How many pairs of shoes does the actress own that are not red? Write the equation that solve this problem.
47-46 = 1 or 47 - 46 =?
13 - 7 =
Andrew runs his own baking company. This morning, Andrew's workers baked 19 pumpkin pies. They also baked some more after lunch. In total, they baked 65 pumpkin pies. How many pumpkin pies did Andrew's workers bake after lunch?
46 pies
The school set out chairs for the graduation. They set out 56 chairs. They have a total 78 chairs. How many chairs are left to set out?
22 chairs
30
40
+ 55
_____
125
33 + 14 = 50 - ____
3
11 + 8
19
Lillibeth has a total of 97 letters. She has opened 19 of them so far. How many letters does Lillibeth have left to open?
78 letters
There were 81 books set out. They added 19 more books. How many books are there?
100 books
+ 46
_____
102
57 - 27 = 18 + 7+ ___
105
20 - 6
14
Yesterday, 36 planes landed on time at the airport. Another 45 planes landed at the airport late. In all, how many planes landed at the airport yesterday?
81 airplanes
Ayden has 47 stickers. He gave some to Noah. Now Ayden has 27 stickers. How many did he give to Noah?
20 stickers
123
-38
-----
85
A mama bear and her cub caught a total of 79 fish. Her cub caught 15 fish. How many fish did the mama bear catch? Write the equation to solve this problem.
79 - 15 = ? or ? +15 = 79
8 + 9
17