Two Digit Word Problems

There are 85 students in a class. 27 students went on a field trip. How many students are left in the class?

• 73

• 15

• 58

• 32

A school has 90 students. 30 students went on a picnic. How many students are left in the school?

• 70

• 60

• 50

• 40

Identify the key word that indicates subtraction in the word problem: 'John had 50 apples. He gave 20 apples to his friend. How many apples does John have now?'

• gave

• more

• add

• increase

If Pearl the cat can catch 35 mice in a week, how many mice could she catch in 2 weeks?

Leo bought 16 red hot wheels. He already had 69 red hot wheels. How many does he have now?

Mrs. Gray wrote a number sentence on the board: ________ - 120 = 330. Which word problem relates to Mrs. Gray's number sentence?

• Sam is going to finish reading a book. He has read 120 pages. He still needs to read 330 more pages. How many pages are in the book?

• Sam is reading a book that is 330 pages. He has read 120 pages. How many pages does Sam have left to finish reading the book?

• Sam read 330 pages of his book the first week. The book is 120 pages. How many pages does Sam have left to finish reading the book?

Eli has 15 markers and 7 crayons in his desk. How many more markers than crayons does Eli have in his desk?

Dairy Queen sold 125 chocolate blizzards and 175 Oreo blizzards. How many blizzards were sold combined?

I have 15 flowers in a vase. 8 are roses. The rest are daisies. How many daisies are there?

Mr. Moose has 219 students in all his classes. Mrs. Duck has 108 students in her classes. How many more students are in Mr. Moose's classes? 

• 171 students

• 327 students

• 111 students

• 11 students