2-Digit Word Problems
A free printable 2-digit word problems worksheet with an answer key. Read each story and decide whether to add or subtract. Show your work. Perfect for 2nd grade practice at home or in class.
- Size
- US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), fits A4
- 2 pages: the worksheet and its answer key
- Level
- Grade 2
- License
- Free for personal & classroom use
About this worksheet
A free printable 2-digit word problems worksheet with an answer key. Read each story and decide whether to add or subtract. Show your work. It fits second grade, around ages 7 to 8. Draw a quick picture of each story before writing the number sentence.
On this sheet
The class needs 42 cupcakes for a party. They have baked 3. How many more cupcakes do they need? A jar held 78 jelly beans. Leo ate 41 of them. How many jelly beans are in the jar now? A parking lot has 89 spaces. 65 cars are parked there. How many spaces are empty? Ben has 15 stickers. Emma gives Ben 33 more. How many stickers does Ben have now? Nora had 68 stickers and gave 62 to Eli.
Tips for using it
- Check each answer by adding it back to the number taken away.
- Count back on your fingers or the number line for the hardest facts.
- Have your child say each fact out loud while writing the answer.
- Read the problem twice: once for the story, once for the question.
Printing tips
Download the PDF and print at 100% (or “fit to page” on A4). Page 1 is the worksheet and page 2 is the answer key with the answers in red; print just page 1 if you want to keep the answers for checking. The PNG shows page 1 only. Free for personal, family and classroom use.
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