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Addition/Subtraction Word Problems

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    2nd Grade
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  • Mark sold 8 pink cotton candies and 9 blue cotton candies. How many cotton candies did he sell in total?
    17
  •  15
  • It was a hot day and many people bought ice cream cones at the fair. Mark sold 8 vanilla flavored cones, 3 strawberry flavored cones, and 7 chocolate cones. How many cones did he sell in total?
    18
  •  15
  • At the beginning of the day, Jeff had 19 pretzels but by the end of the day he only had 7 pretzels. How many pretzels did he sell?
    12
  •  15
  • When Jane wasn’t busy helping customers, she gave away balloons to visitors. Jane gave away 8 neon pink balloons, 4 forest green balloons, 2 jumbo purple balloons and 5 sky blue metallic balloons. How many did she give away?
    19
  •  15
  • Janet had 17 fun pack tickets. At the end of the day she only had 2. How many fun packs did she sell ?
    15
  •  15
  • In the meadow 19 sheep are grazing. 7 sheep leave. How many sheep remain?
    12
  •  15
  • Enjoy a pepperoni pizza! There are 9 slices of pepperoni on the pizza but you would like 15. How many more slices of pepperoni is needed?
    6
  •  15
  • What about a veggie lovers pizza? This pizza has 12 pieces of broccoli on it but you want only 6. How much less broccoli is needed?
    6
  •  15
  • Let's get a Pizza! How about chicken and mushrooms on your pizza? This pizza has 10 pieces of chicken and 7 mushrooms on it. How much chicken and mushrooms are on this pizza altogether?
    17
  •  15
  • Farmer Green gathered 12 eggs from his chickens. His wife used 8 of them to make breakfast. How many eggs did Farmer Green have left?
    4
  •  15
  • Farmer Green needs 18 apple trees for his orchard. He has 7 apple trees now. How many apple trees does he need to buy?
    11
  •  15