Two Digit Word Problems

Students were collecting boxes for a project.  Owen brought 29 boxes to school.  Selah brought 12 and Adam brought 32.  How many boxes did they collect?

• 73

• 63

• 74

• 64

One football team had 14 players and the other football team had 18.  The soccer team had 16 players.  How many football players were there in all?

• 48

• 34

• 32

• 38

Grumpy Cat hid 27 books that he disliked the most and Mrs. Eckert hid 63.  How many books did the new librarian have to find?

• 80

• 91

• 89

• 90

If there are 45 red bikes and 56 blue bikes at the Bike Rodeo?  How many bikes are there in all?

• 91

• 101

• 111

• 121

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

In the 2^nd grade, there are 87 girls and 54 boys. How many more girls are there than boys in the 2^nd grade?

• 143

• 33

• 141

• 32

There are 26 children on the playground. Then 18 more children showed up. How many children are there now?

• 44

• 8

• 443

• 43

Sarah has 34 marbles and her friend gives her 25 more. How many marbles does Sarah have now?

• 45

• 59

• 79

• 60

A bakery had 89 cupcakes. They sold 35 cupcakes. How many cupcakes are left in the bakery?

• 54

• 10

• 24

• 45

Identify the key word that indicates addition in the word problem: 'There were 56 birds on the tree. 12 more birds came and sat on the tree. How many birds are there now?'

• more

• decrease

• subtract

• less