Two Digit Word Problems

Chrissy bought 29 cupcakes. After her friends ate some, she had 12 cupcakes left. How many cupcakes, n, does she have left?

• 29 x 12 = n

• 29 / 12 = n

• 29 - n = 12

• 29 + 12 = n

Bob has 46 marbles in a bag. Maria gives him 26 more marbles. How many marbles does he have now?

• 54 marbles

• 72 marbles

• 66 marbles

• 62 marbles

You buy 2 big cakes and 1 small cake. How much money do you spend?

• $46

• $28

• $36

• $48

Dan and Frank bought two pizzas with a total of 12 slices. Dan ate 5 slices of pizza. How many slices of pizza did Frank eat if they had none left?

• 12 slices of pizza

• 1 slice of pizza

• 5 slices of pizza

• 7 slices of pizza

 There are 26 big pumpkins at the pumpkin patch and 15 small pumpkins.  How many pumpkins in all? 

• 41

• 11

• 31

• 311

There are 17 kids on the playground and 13 more come out. How many kids are on the playground in all?

• 31

• 30

• 4

• 5

There are 18 birds in a tree and then 5 more fly to the tree. How many birds are on the tree? 

• 24

• 22

• 23

• 13

If Payton has 24 pencils and gives Nathalie 17 of her pencils how many pencils does Payton have left?

• 14

• 7

• 9

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? Show your work.

• 143

• 33

• 141

• 32

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

• 44

• 8

• 443

• 43