Maths primary 2, Wednesday, 6 January 2021
A. Addition
Grade 2 Word Problems Worksheet
Read and answer each question.
The local food bank was receiving donations from the community.
1. During the first week, they received 12 boxes of canned soup and 36 boxes of
crackers. During the second week, they received 25 boxes of canned soup and
24 boxes of crackers. How many boxes of crackers did they receive in total?
2. They had 40 boxes of pasta sauce in storage and received 47 more boxes last
month. How many boxes of pasta sauce are there?
3. In the storage room, there are 16 boxes of corn flakes. There were 19 more
boxes of cheerios than corn flakes. How many boxes of cereal are there?
4. The food bank expected to recruit 60 volunteers. 34 men and 45 women signed
up. How many volunteers were recruited?
5. The local food bank opened 18 days in January and 21 days in February. If it will
be opened for 15 days in March, how many days is it open in these three
months?
6. Write the addition sentence that fits this: “The food bank opens for 4 hours on
Friday and 5 hours each on Saturday and Sunday. It opens for 14 hours over
those 3 days.”
B. Subtraction
Grade 2 Word Problems Worksheet
Read and answer each question.
The post office was having a busy time as everyone was sending out presents and
cards to their loved ones before Christmas.
1. Before the post office opened on Monday morning, there were 80 packs of
stamps. At the end of the day, there were 53 packs of stamps left. How many
packs of stamps were sold on Monday?
2. 87 postcards and 76 parcels were received on Tuesday. In the morning, the mail
truck took away 24 parcels. In the afternoon, the mail truck took away another 19
parcels. How many parcels are left to in the post office?
3. On Wednesday, 45 packages were sent in for pick up. 9 of the packages had the
“fragile” label and 8 of the packages required the recipient’s signature. How many
packages did not require signature?
4. On Thursday, 70 customers visited the post office. On Friday, there were 6
customers less than the number of customers on Thursday. On Saturday, there
were 14 customers less than the number of customers on Friday. How many
customers visited the post office on Saturday?
5. On Sunday, 80 letters were received at the post office. However, 9 letters were
not addressed properly and needed to be returned and 7 letters did not have
enough stamps. How many letters could be mailed out successfully?
6. Write the subtraction sentence that fits this: “2 mail trucks were ready to pick up
mails. There are 27 bags of mails to be picked up. One truck picked up 14 bags,
which left 13 bags of mail for the other truck to pickup.”
