2nd Grade Word Problems
Leonardo had 27 basketballs. Jacob ran by and grabbed 14. How many does Leonardo have now?
13
35+6=
41
Even or Odd......10
Even
Finish the sentence!
If you're missing a part....
SUBTRACT (-)
In this word problem: "Liseth brought 12 cupcakes to the class party, and Hannah brought 12 too." How many cupcakes were there all together?
What is missing the Part, the Part or the Whole?
the WHOLE
10 + 10 + 10 + 10
40
Even or Odd....3
Odd
What is missing?
Part + ________ = Whole
PART
What is a TAPE DIAGRAM?
It is a visual way of looking at Part, Part Whole so you can see what operand you need to use (+ or -)
112 - 96
16
Even or Odd.... 22?
Even
What two numbers would you string together in this equation and why?
5 + 8 + 5 + 1
The 5 (fives) to make a double and then I'd ADD ON.
Reggie stopped by his favorite bakery to buy some donuts. If he bought 6 glazed donuts, 2 jelly donuts, and 5 chocolate donuts, how many donuts did he buy in total?
13
332 + 49
381
Why is it easy to tell if a number is ODD or EVEN even if it's really long?
Example: 1,912,894,272
...because you only look at the numbers in the ones column.
In this number, what is the value of the digit 7
7,281
7,000
or
7 thousand
or
7 x 1000
In the word problem:
"Wendy grew 118 watermelons and Genesis grew 53 watermelons. How many more watermelons did Wendy grow than Genesis."
Would you add or subtract? Why?
Subtract (-) because comparison means subtraction and we are comparing Wendy's watermelons to Genesis' watermelons.
4 + 2 + 2 + 4 =
12
Even or Odd ....4,257,243,107?
Odd
What is my operand (+ or -) for this problem.
Miss Catherine earned 4,621 points on her exam. Miss Elizabeth earned 10,000 points on her exam. How many more points did Miss Elizabeth earn than Miss Catherine.