2nd Grade Math Word Problems
Erin has 17 more books than Isabella.
Erin has 44 books. How many books does Isabella have?
27 books
79 - 34 =
(SOLVE USING A NUMBER LINE)
45
87 - 59 =
(SOLVE USING BASE 10)
28
I am an EVEN number between 4 and 7.
Who am I?
6
Abdiel had 56 apples. How many more apples does Abdiel need to pick to have 92 apples altogether?
Abdiel needs to pick 36 more apples.
89 - 56 =
(SOLVE USING BASE 10)
33
68 - 49 =
(SOLVE USING THE STACKED METHOD)
19
I have hands and face. But I can’t hold anything or smile. Who am I?
A clock
Aiden has some gum. Briella gave him 16 more pieces of gum and 4 chocolate bars. Now Aiden has 54 pieces of gum. How many pieces of gum did Aiden have to start with?
Aiden had 38 pieces of gum to start with.
84 - 28 =
56
90 - 31 =
(SOLVE BY ADDING UP ON THE NUMBER LINE)
59
When Mary was 8 years old, her sister, Emma, was half her age. If Mary is 30 years old today, how old is Emma?
15 years old
There are 41 boys and some girls on the playground. There are 90 children altogether. How many girls are on the playground?
There are 49 girls on the playground.
56 - 45 =
(SOLVE USING THE BREAK APART METHOD)
97 - 59 =
(SOLVE USING COMPENSATION)
38
20 - 12 is greater than I am. 20 - 14 is less than I am. Which number am I?
7
Daniel collects Pokémon cards. Cameron had 100 cards. He gave some of his cards to Daniel and now has 76 cards left. How many Pokémon cards did Cameron give to Daniel?
Cameron gave Daniel 24 Pokémon cards.
What is DIFFERENCE?
DIFFERENCE is when you subtract the number with smallest value from the number with the largest value.
105 - 6 =
99
If two’s company and three’s a crowd, what are four and five?
9