Estimating Sums: Fun with 2nd Grade Addition Problems

Lily has 23 apples and her friend gives her 15 more. How many apples does Lily have now?

• 30

• 35

• 38

• 28

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Tom has 45 marbles. He loses 12 marbles but then finds 8 more. How many marbles does Tom have now?

• 41

• 37

• 45

• 53

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

A bakery made 36 cupcakes in the morning and 27 cupcakes in the afternoon. How many cupcakes did they make in total?

• 63

• 45

• 70

• 50

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Sarah has 18 stickers, and her brother gives her 14 more. Estimate how many stickers Sarah has now. Is it closer to 30 or 40?

• 20

• 25

• 35

• 30

In a classroom, there are 22 boys and 19 girls. How many students are there in total?

• 41

• 42

• 40

• 39

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

A farmer has 50 chickens and buys 25 more. How many chickens does he have altogether?

• 25

• 75

• 50

• 100

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Emma read 15 pages of her book on Monday and 22 pages on Tuesday. How many pages did she read in total?

• 25 pages

• 40 pages

• 37 pages

• 30 pages

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

There are 30 students in a school and 15 more students join. Estimate the total number of students. Is it closer to 40 or 50?

• 30

• 45

• 60

• 50

Jack has 12 toy cars, and his friend gives him 9 more. How many toy cars does Jack have now?

• 30

• 15

• 21

• 18

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

A pet store has 28 fish and gets 17 more. How many fish are in the store now?

• 40

• 35

• 45

• 50

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1