2nd Grade Word Problems
Mikael has 17 dolls. There are 24 dolls left in her toy box. How many dolls in all?
41 dolls
Legend's puppy weighed 15 pounds. He grew another 15 pounds in 2 months. How much does he now weigh?
30 pounds
33
+ 58
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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
Sakari 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
Giana 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 =
K.J. runs his own baking company. This morning, K.J.'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 Dale'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
Cadence has a total of 97 letters. She has opened 19 of them so far. How many letters does Cadence 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+ ___
5
20 - 6
14
Yesterday, 36 SkyStream Airline planes landed on time at the airport. Another 45 SkyStream Airline planes landed at the airport late. In all, how many SkyStream Airline planes landed at the airport yesterday?
81 airplanes
Demi and Spirit went for lunch. They each spent $5 on food and $3 on soda. How much did they all spend.
16 dollars
123
-38
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75
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