2nd Grade Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

Question 1

Kelly has 10 blue dots, 10 green dots, and 15 red dots on her shirt. How many dots are on her shirt?

Accepted Answer

35

Question 2

Carrie had 26 pencils and Lane had 54. How many more does Lane have than Carrie?

Accepted Answer

28

Question 3

Tom made 31 paper airplanes and Jen made 51. How many more planes did Jen make than Tom?

Accepted Answer

20

Question 4

Joe earned 146 points in the game and Sally earned 96. How many more did Joe earn than Sally?

Accepted Answer

50

Question 5

There are 365 days in a year. 185 days have passed by already. How many days are left?

Accepted Answer

180

Question 6

Syd collected 1,267 box tops today and 945 yesterday. How many did she collect in all?

Accepted Answer

2,212

Question 7

Mrs. Bartram had 36 students. 12 of her students were boys. How many were girls?

Accepted Answer

24

Question 8

Joe has 16 footballs and Dylan has 24. How many do they have altogether?

Accepted Answer

40

Question 9

Karrie spent $4.50 on a hat and $3.50 on mittens. How much money did she spend in all?

Accepted Answer

$8.00, $7.50

Question 10

Sami has 156 giraffe pictures and her friend Jill gave her 65 more. How many does Sami have now?

Accepted Answer

221

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