Common Core: 2nd Grade Math : Common Core Math: Grade 2

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for Common Core: 2nd Grade Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : Using Addition Within 100 To Solve Word Problems

A bag of marbles has  purple marbles,  black marbles, and  red marbles. How many marbles are in the bag? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total marbles are in the bag all together. We can add the numbers in any order,  

Example Question #2 : Using Addition Within 100 To Solve Word Problems

At the dog park there are  brown dogs,  white dogs, and  black dogs. How many dogs are at the park? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total dogs are at the park all together. We can add the numbers in any order, 

Example Question #3 : Use Addition And Subtraction Within 100 To Solve One And Two Step Word Problems: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Oa.A.1

At school we had a hotdog-eating contest. I ate  hotdogs, Mel ate  hotdogs, and Eric ate  hotdogs. How many total hotdogs did we eat?

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total hotdogs were eaten all together. We can add the numbers up in any order, 

Example Question #2 : Use Addition And Subtraction Within 100 To Solve One And Two Step Word Problems: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Oa.A.1

At the cakewalk there are  chocolate cakes,  yellow cakes, and  white cakes. How many total cakes are there? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total cakes are at the cakewalk all together. We can add the numbers in any order,  

Example Question #3 : Use Addition And Subtraction Within 100 To Solve One And Two Step Word Problems: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Oa.A.1

At Linda’s birthday party there were  peperoni pizzas,  sausage pizzas, and  cheese pizzas. How many total pizzas were there? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total pizzas they have. We can add the numbers in any order,  

Example Question #1 : Use Addition And Subtraction Within 100 To Solve One And Two Step Word Problems: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Oa.A.1

There are two after-school programs at Steve’s school. One program has  students and the other program has . How many total students go to the after-school programs? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total students are in the after-school programs altogether. We can either add  or  

Example Question #2151 : Common Core Math: Grade 2

The carnival game has  different sizes of bears for prizes. There are  small bears,  medium bears, and  large bears. How many total bears does the carnival game have? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total bears the carnival has altogether. We can add the numbers in any order,  

Example Question #2152 : Common Core Math: Grade 2

Joe spent  cleaning his room,  cleaning his bathroom, and  helping his mom clean the kitchen. How much time did Joe spend cleaning? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how much total time Joe spent cleaning all together. We can add the numbers in any order, 

Example Question #2152 : Common Core Math: Grade 2

Tracy picked  strawberries from a bush in her yard and  strawberries from her neighbor's bush. How many strawberries does she have? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total strawberries Tracy picked all together. We can either add  or

Example Question #2153 : Common Core Math: Grade 2

Zack ate  pieces of chocolate at lunch and  pieces of chocolate after dinner. How many pieces did he eat? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total pieces of chocolate Zack ate all together. We can add  or  

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