Grade 2 Word Problems

Ben got 58 apples. Later John gave him 36 more apples. How many apples did Ben get in all?

• 94

• 22

• 84

• 914

Mrs. Blohm's class earned 35 minutes of extra recess for 2nd Grade and Mrs. Larose's class earned 25. How many minutes of extra recess did they earn altogether?

• 57

• 55

• 50

• 60

Jeffery has 15 markers and 7 crayons. How many more markers than crayons does Jeffery have?

• 6

• 8

• 22

• 9

In a school library there are 282 fiction books and 158 non-fiction books.

The Mrs. Wetherington counted 33 books checked out. What is the total number of books in the school library that are not checked out?

• 91 books

• 473 books

• 407 books

There are 22 students in the classroom. Some students left for the OLC. Now there are 11 students in the classroom. How many students left for the OLC?

• 11 students

• 33 students

• 12 students

Allison is reading a book with 99 pages. She read 37 pages on Monday. Then she read 42 pages on Tuesday. How many pages does she still have to read?

• 178

• 79

• 20

• 62

Debbie started reading a book with 117 pages. She read 18 pages of the book on Monday and 31 pages on Tuesday. How many pages does she have left to read?

• 49

• 166

• 68

Mrs. Miner has 139 pencils for her students. Ms. Carson has 45 more pencils than Mrs. Miner. How many pencils do Mrs. Miner and Ms. Carson have altogether?

• 184 pencils

• 94 pencils

• 323 pencils

• 139 pencils

Mrs. Blazzard has 29 students in her classroom. Mr. Taylor has 34 students in his class. If five students are absent, how many students are at school in both classrooms?

• 58 students

• 63 students

• 580 students

• 43 students

Sue, Kim and David went to the movies. Sue bought 5 movie tickets for $4 each. She paid with a $50, how much change will she get back?

• 25

• 20

• 30

• 10