Common Core: 2nd Grade Math : Operations & Algebraic Thinking

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #81 : How To Add

For the school play, there are  singing parts and  talking parts. How many total parts are in the play? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total parts are in the play all together. We can either add  and  

Example Question #82 : How To Add

We ordered a large pizza and a medium pizza. The large pizza has  slices of pizza and the medium pizza has  slices of pizza. How many total slices of pizza are there? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total slices of pizzas they have all together. We can either add  or  

Example Question #143 : How To Add

Lauren has  pencils,  markers, and  notebooks in her backpack. How many total things does Lauren have in her backpack? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total things Lauren has in her backpack all together. We can add the numbers in any order, 

Example Question #2181 : Common Core Math: Grade 2

My candy basket has  suckers,  chocolate bars, and  gummies. How many total pieces of candy do I have? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total pieces of candy I have all together. 

Example Question #83 : How To Add

The grocery store has  bottles of soda,  bottles of juice, and  bottles of water. How many total bottles do they have? 

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

Example Question #84 : How To Add

Suzzy finds  coins under her couch,  in a drawer, and  sitting out on the table. How many total coins does she have? 

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

Example Question #85 : How To Add

The gumball machine has  red gumballs,  green gumballs, and  yellow gumballs. How many total gumballs are in the machine? 

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

Example Question #31 : Using Addition Within 100 To Solve Word Problems

There are  pots of flowers in Hannah’s yard. The first pot has  flowers, the second pot has  flowers, and the third pot as  flowers. How many flowers are in all  pots? 

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

Example Question #91 : How To Add

Brian loves balloons. For his birthday, his mom tied  balloons to the mailbox,  balloons to the door, and put  balloons in the house. How many total balloons does Brian have? 

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

Example Question #41 : Using Addition Within 100 To Solve Word Problems

During my hockey game, I scored  points in the first quarter, no points in the second quarter, and  points in the third quarter. How many total points did I score? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total points were scored during the game. We can add the numbers in any order,  

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