2nd Addition/Subtraction Word Problems

Question 1

Joan picked 30 apples and Mary picked 13 apples. How many apples were picked in all?

Accepted Answer

43 apples

Question 2

Jim grew 43 watermelons, but rabbits ate 21 of them. How many does Jim have left?

Accepted Answer

22 watermelons

Question 3

There were 48 oaks in the park. 17 were damaged and had to be removed. How many trees remain?

Accepted Answer

31 oak trees

Question 4

Patty's school played 46 hockey games this year. She attended 21 games. How many did she miss?

Accepted Answer

25 games

Question 5

Katie had 31 baseball cards. Jess bought 23 of her cards. How many does Katie have now?

Accepted Answer

8 cards

Question 6

Fred had 34 yellow marbles, but gave 28 to Sue. How many yellow marbles does Fred have now?

Accepted Answer

6 marbles

Question 7

Sarah has 19 quarters in her bank until dad gives her 33 more. How many does she have now?

Accepted Answer

52 quarters

Question 8

JR went to 38 soccer games this year. He went to 21 last year. How many did he attend in all?

Accepted Answer

59 games

Question 9

Missy grew 26 pumpkins. Sid grew 41 pumpkins. How many total pumpkins did they grow?

Accepted Answer

67 pumpkins

Question 10

There are 21 erasers in a drawer. Julie put in 47 more erasers. Now how many in the drawer?

Accepted Answer

68 erasers

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