2-Digit Word Problems (Set 2)
A free printable 2-digit word problems (set 2) 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 (set 2) 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
A store had 94 balloons. It sold 48 of them. How many balloons are left? Owen read 6 pages on Monday and 63 pages on Tuesday. How many pages did Owen read in all? Ben is 44 centimeters tall and Ruby is 3 centimeters tall. How much taller is Ben? A parking lot has 97 spaces. 75 cars are parked there. How many spaces are empty? A bus has 90 people on it. At the next stop, 10 more people get on ___.
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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