Grade 2 Subtraction Word Problems: Understand & Solve

Lily has 45 apples. She gives away 12 apples. How many apples does she have left?

• 50

• 40

• 25

• 33

There are 78 students in the school. 23 students went home early. How many students are still at school?

• 50

• 55

• 60

• 70

Tom has 56 toy cars. He lost 19 of them. How many toy cars does Tom have now?

• 28

• 45

• 50

• 37

A farmer has 90 chickens. 34 chickens were sold. How many chickens does the farmer have left?

• 54

• 56

• 60

• 70

Emma read 67 pages of her book. She has 25 pages left to read. How many pages are in the book?

• 85 pages

• 100 pages

• 75 pages

• 92 pages

There are 82 balloons at the party. 29 balloons popped. How many balloons are still inflated?

• 51

• 55

• 60

• 53

A baker made 100 cookies. He sold 45 cookies. How many cookies does he have now?

• 45

• 60

• 55

• 100

Sarah has 63 stickers. She gave 18 stickers to her friend. How many stickers does Sarah have left?

• 50

• 30

• 45

• 36

In a garden, there are 75 flowers. 22 flowers wilted. How many flowers are still healthy?

• 60

• 53

• 70

• 50

A library had 50 books. They donated 15 books to a school. How many books are left in the library?

• 30

• 25

• 35

• 40