2nd Grade Math Word Problems
California Common Core Standards — Mixed Practice Set
Name: _______________________________ Date: _______________
1. Maria has 34 stickers. Her friend gives her 28 more stickers. How many stickers does
Maria have now?
2. There are 7 rows of chairs in the classroom, with 3 chairs in each row. How many chairs
are there in all?
3. Jayden had 82 baseball cards. He gave 45 cards to his cousin. How many baseball
cards does Jayden have left?
4. A movie starts at 3:00. It lasts for 2 hours. What time does the movie end?
5. Sofia has 4 quarters, 2 dimes, and 3 pennies. How much money does she have in all?
6. A rectangle has a length of 6 inches and a width of 4 inches. What is the perimeter of
the rectangle?
7. There are 246 people at the fair on Saturday and 189 people at the fair on Sunday. How
many people came to the fair over the two days?
8. Coach Lee has 56 tennis balls. He puts them equally into 8 baskets. How many tennis
balls go in each basket?
9. The temperature was 68 degrees in the morning. By afternoon, it had risen 15 degrees.
What was the afternoon temperature?
10. A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If 3 slices are eaten, what fraction of the pizza is left?
11. Ben is measuring a pencil. It is 7 inches long. His eraser is 2 inches shorter than the
pencil. How long is the eraser?
12. A school library has 5 shelves with 9 books on each shelf. How many books are on the
shelves in total?
13. Emma counted 128 birds in the park last week. This week she counted 97 birds. How
many more birds did she count last week?
14. A farmer collects 6 eggs from each of his 9 hens every day. How many eggs does he
collect in one day?
15. Liam wakes up at 7:15 in the morning. It takes him 20 minutes to get ready. What time
is he ready to leave?
16. A bookstore had 500 books. They sold 235 books during a sale. How many books
does the bookstore have left?
17. Ava has 3 bags with 12 marbles in each bag. She also has 4 loose marbles. How
many marbles does she have altogether?
18. A number has a 5 in the hundreds place, a 3 in the tens place, and a 9 in the ones
place. What is the number?
19. There are 45 red apples and 38 green apples in a basket. How many apples are there
in total, and are there more red or green apples?
20. Noah saved $2.35 from his allowance. He then earned $1.50 more for chores. How
much money does he have now?
Solutions
1. 34 + 28 = 62. Maria has 62 stickers.
2. 7 × 3 = 21. There are 21 chairs in all.
3. 82 − 45 = 37. Jayden has 37 baseball cards left.
4. 3:00 + 2 hours = 5:00. The movie ends at 5:00.
5. 4 quarters = $1.00, 2 dimes = $0.20, 3 pennies = $0.03. Total = $1.23.
6. Perimeter = 6 + 4 + 6 + 4 = 20 inches.
7. 246 + 189 = 435. A total of 435 people came to the fair.
8. 56 ÷ 8 = 7. Each basket gets 7 tennis balls.
9. 68 + 15 = 83. The afternoon temperature was 83 degrees.
10. 8 − 3 = 5 slices left, so 5/8 of the pizza is left.
11. 7 − 2 = 5. The eraser is 5 inches long.
12. 5 × 9 = 45. There are 45 books on the shelves.
13. 128 − 97 = 31. Emma counted 31 more birds last week.
14. 6 × 9 = 54. The farmer collects 54 eggs in one day.
15. 7:15 + 20 minutes = 7:35. Liam is ready to leave at 7:35.
16. 500 − 235 = 265. The bookstore has 265 books left.
17. 3 × 12 = 36, plus 4 loose marbles = 40 marbles in all.
18. 5 hundreds + 3 tens + 9 ones = 539.
19. 45 + 38 = 83 apples in total. Since 45 > 38, there are more red apples.
20. $2.35 + $1.50 = $3.85. Noah now has $3.85.