2nd Grade
Math
Word Problems
2nd grade
Math
Subtraction Action
Place value matters
More or less
100

How many minutes are in an hour?

60

100

Erin has 17 more books than Isabella. 

Erin has 44 books. How many books does Isabella have?

27 books

100

What is the value of the underlined digit?

54

50

100

161 - 59

102

100

What place value does the 6 have in the number 268.

In 10s place

60

100

What is 10 more than a 54?

64

200

Which is longer an inch or a foot? 

A foot 


200

The second grade has 19 more students than the first grade. The second grade has 68 students. How many students does the first grade have?

49 students

200

How many months are in a year?

12

200

432 - 168

264

200

What place value is bigger than thousands?

?1,000

10 thousands

200

What is 10 less than 163?

153

300

Complete the blank: 12, 14, ____, 18, 20

16
300

There are 11 more adults than children at a craft fair. There are 54 adults at the craft fair. How many children are at the craft fair?

43 Children

300

How many days are in a week?

7
300

The teacher put 5 chairs into 4 rows for student to listen to a reader. How many chairs did she put out?

5+5+5+5=20

5 x 4 = 20

20 chairs

300

What place value is the 7 in 1,271

tens

300

What is 100 more than 92?

192

400

820+127

947

400

Caleb is 17 years old. His sister is 12 years younger. How old is Caleb's sister?

5 years old

400

What is the value of the underlined digit?

2,347

300

400

Elenore bought 6 books. Each book costs $3.00. She also bought a pencil case for $12.00. The sales tax was $1.27. How much did she spend altogether?

$31.27

400

What is the value of the 4 in the number:   5,420,871

400,000

Four hundred thousand 

400

What is 100 less than 987?

887

500

If I had a quarter and two pennies. How much money would I have?

27 cents

500

Dylan and his friends had some blueberries. They ate 39 blueberries. They have 21 blueberries left. How many blueberries did Dylan and his friends have at first?

60 blueberries

500

25, 30, 35, ____, 45, 50

40

500

Charles has 3 quarters, 1 nickel, 3 dimes, and 4 pennies. How much money does Charles have?

$1.14

500

Which 8 has the bigger value?

58,432

Or

54,832

Why?

58,432

Because the 8 is worth 8,000.  The other number has the 8 worth only 800.

500

Peggy likes gum.  She has 7 sticks of gum.  Her brother, Thomas has 10 more sticks than Peggy.  How many sticks of gum does Thomas have?

17