2nd Grade Word Problems
Caroline has 17 dolls. There are 24 dolls left in her toy box. How many dolls in all? You must show your work.
41 dolls
The puppy weighed 15 pounds. He grew 5 pounds a month for 5 months. How much does he now weigh?
40 pounds
33 + 58
91
What is the place value of the 4 in 402?
400
32 + 16 = _____
Even
There were 25 girls and 38 boys in second grade. How many students in all? You must show your work.
63 students
The girl had $15. She got an allowance of $3 a week. If she worked for 8 weeks, how much will she have?
$39
48 + 35 + 22
105
What is the value of the 6 in 136?
6
Even or Odd?
45 + 42 =
Odd
Dillon had $12, Keith had $18, and Sam had $23. How much money do they have altogether? Show using tens and ones chart.
53 dollars
The school set out chairs for the graduation. They set out 5 rows of 40 chairs. How many people could sit?
Estimate 27 + 44 + 55
130
What is the value of the 5 in 453?
50
Even or Odd?
16 + 88
Even
There were 37 stuffed animals, 38 dolls, and 58 action figures being sold at a sale. About how many toys were there altogether? You must show your work.
140 toys
There were 4 rows of 8 books set out. They added 4 more rows of 8 books. How many books are there? Draw the array, and write what number sentence goes with your picture. Solve.
2 x (4 x 8) or 8 x 8 = 64 books.
100+10-10
100
What is the value of the 3 in 53,506?
3,000
Even or Odd?
1,000,000 + 1,000,000
Even
There were 25 baseball cards, 42 basketball cards, and 43 soccer cards. How many altogether? You must show your work.
110 cards
Jenny and her 3 friends went for lunch. They each spent $4 on food and $2 on soda. How much did they all spend. Write a number sentence. Solve. ***200 bonus points, if you can write it using distributive property
4 x (4 + 2 )
123 - 31
92
What place is the 6 in the number 657,987?
hundred thousand
Even or Odd?
6 x 36 =
Even