Word Problems with Addition and Subtraction — Quiz

Grade 2 · Math · Quiz

Solve 10 word problems using addition and subtraction.

Questions

Marco had 18 baseball cards. He bought 7 more. How many does he have in all?
1. 11
2. 25
3. 24
4. 26
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Answer: 25
18 + 7 = 25 cards.
There are 24 students. 9 go to the library. ___ students remain.
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Answer: 15
24 - 9 = 15 students.
A store has 40 apples and 33 oranges. How many pieces of fruit are there altogether?
1. 7
2. 63
3. 73
4. 53
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Answer: 73
40 + 33 = 73 pieces of fruit.
In the problem 'How many are left?', you should add.
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Answer: False
'How many are left' is a subtraction clue word.
Ella read 15 pages on Monday and 12 pages on Tuesday. She read ___ pages in total.
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Answer: 27
15 + 12 = 27 pages.
A jar has 50 marbles. 17 are removed. How many are left?
1. 67
2. 43
3. 33
4. 37
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Answer: 33
50 - 17 = 33 marbles.
The word 'difference' usually means you should subtract.
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Answer: True
'Difference' is a subtraction signal — it means how much more one number is than another.
Ryan has 29 stickers. Kim has 36. How many more does Kim have?
1. 65
2. 7
3. 9
4. 13
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Answer: 7
36 - 29 = 7 more stickers.
A baker made 45 muffins and sold 28. The baker has ___ muffins left.
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Answer: 17
45 - 28 = 17 muffins.
A class collects 21 canned goods in week 1 and 19 in week 2. How many total?
1. 2
2. 30
3. 40
4. 41
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Answer: 40
21 + 19 = 40 canned goods.