Earth Day Theme Math Word Problems (K-2)

Question 1

Jacob is weighing aluminum cans before recycling them. He has a group of four cans, and each can weighs 9 ounces.

Accepted Answer

36 oz.

Question 2

Sophie is weighing a stack of old papers before recycling them. The first stack weighs 9 oz, and the second weighs 7 oz.

Accepted Answer

16 oz.

Question 3

Ben recycled 31 cans on Saturday & 23 cans on Sunday for Earth Day. How many cans did he recycle for both the two days?

Accepted Answer

54 cans

Question 4

A class planted 20 flower seeds in pots for Earth Day. Some little bugs ate 6 of the seeds. How many seeds were left?

Accepted Answer

14

Question 5

Sarah collected 25 fallen leaves to use for an Earth Day project. Her friend Michael collected 18 more leaves than her.

Accepted Answer

43

Question 6

Sophia is planting a row of trees to help the environment. She measures one tree at 13 ft tall & another at 25 ft tall.

Accepted Answer

12 ft.

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