2nd Grade Word Problems

The following are some examples of 2nd Grade Word Problems for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division..

Addition

Example:

There are 56 passengers in Bus A and 39 passengers in Bus B. How many passengers are there altogether in the two buses?

Solution:

So, 56 + 39 = 95

There are 95 passengers altogether in the two buses.

Subtraction

Example:

A fruit seller had 84 lemons. He sold 56 lemons. How many lemons did he have left?

Solution:

So, 84 – 56 = 28

He had 28 lemons left.

Multiplication

Example:

There are 2 papayas in each box. How many are there in 4 boxes?

Solution:

4 × 2 = 8

There are 8 papayas in 4 boxes.

Division

Example:

Alex bought a sack of 27 kg of flour. He packed the flour equally into 3 bags. How many kilograms of flour were there in each bag?

Solution:

27 ÷ 3 = 9

There were 9 kg of flour in each bag.

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