All Common Core: 2nd Grade Math Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #546 : Operations
Lauren has pencils,
markers, and
notebooks in her backpack. How many total things does Lauren have in her backpack?
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 #547 : Operations
My candy basket has suckers,
chocolate bars, and
gummies. How many total pieces of candy do I have?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total pieces of candy I have all together.
Example Question #548 : Operations
The grocery store has bottles of soda,
bottles of juice, and
bottles of water. How many total bottles do they have?
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 #81 : 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?
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 #82 : How To Add
The gumball machine has red gumballs,
green gumballs, and
yellow gumballs. How many total gumballs are in the machine?
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 #91 : How To Add
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?
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 #92 : 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?
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?
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,
Example Question #93 : How To Add
Cindy has sets of steps in her house. There are
steps to walk up to the front door,
steps to get upstairs, and
steps to get into the basement. How many total steps does Cindy have?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total steps are in Cindy’s house all together. We can add the numbers in any order,
Example Question #94 : How To Add
The pet store sells bunnies, fish, and kittens. They have bunnies,
fish, and
kittens. How many total animals do they have?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total animals the pet store sells all together.
All Common Core: 2nd Grade Math Resources
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