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 #941 : Operations

Jessica’s dog gets  walks a day. In the morning he goes for a -minute walk, in the afternoon he goes for a -minute walk, and in the evening he goes for a -minute walk. How many total minutes does Jessica’s dog walk each day? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total minutes Jessica’s dog walks all together in a day. We can add the numbers in any order,  

Example Question #93 : How To Add

Rick, his mom, and dad went to the batting cages. Rick hits  balls, his dad hits  balls, and his mom hits  balls. How many total balls did they hit? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total balls Rick and his parents hit all together at the batting cages. We can add the numbers in any order,  

Example Question #151 : How To Add

At the store, Megan bought a bag of  apples, a bag of  oranges, and  bananas. How many pieces of fruit did Megan buy? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total pieces of fruit Megan bought all together. We can add the numbers in any order,  

Example Question #43 : Use Addition And Subtraction Within 100 To Solve One And Two Step Word Problems: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Oa.A.1

For a project, Tim needs  pieces of blue paper,  pieces of yellow paper, and  pieces of green paper. How many pieces of paper does Tim need? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total pieces of paper Tim needs all together. We can add the numbers is any order, 

Example Question #1032 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

Mr. Bell has  desks in his classroom, but he only needs  desks because he has  students. How many extra desks does he have? 

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This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how many desks are left over after all of Mr. Bell’s class sits at a desk. We take the number of desks in his room, and subtract the number of students that he has.

Example Question #1033 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

The pet store has  goldfish in a tank. A teacher bought  goldfish for her school’s fish tank. How many goldfish does the pet store have left? 

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This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how many goldfish the pet store has left over after the teacher buys the first and takes them away from the store. We take the number of goldfish that the store had and then subtract the number that the teacher bought. .

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

On the morning of December 24th, a tree lot had  trees left to sell. By the end of the day, the lot only had  trees left. How many trees were sold? 

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This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how many trees were taken away, or sold, from the total. We take the number of trees they started with, and then subtract the number of trees they have left to find out how many they sold. .

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

Spot has a box of treats with  bones left. The box started off with  treats. How many treats has Spot eaten from the box?  

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This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how many of the total treats Spot has eaten. We take the total number of treats and then subtract the number of treats that are left in the box. .

Example Question #4 : Using Subtraction Within 100 To Solve Word Problems

The baseball team has  balls to practice with. There are  boys on the team. If they each take a ball, how many balls are left over? 

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This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how many balls are left over after each boy takes one. We start with the number of balls and then subtract the number that was taken. .

Example Question #5 : Using Subtraction Within 100 To Solve Word Problems

Jenny has  games. She let her friend use  of them for her birthday part. How many does Jenny have left?

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This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how many games Jenny has left after she gives some to her friend. We take the total number of games that Jenny has, and then we subtract the number that she gave to her friend. .

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