Examples, videos, and solutions to help Grade 2 students learn how to solve one- and two-step word problems within 100 using strategies based on place value.
Common Core Standards: 2.OA.1, 2.NBT.7, 2.NBT.9, 2.NBT.5
Solve the following word problems. Use the RDW process.
1. Vicki modeled the following problem with a tape diagram.
82 students are in the math club. 35 students are in the science club. How many
more students are in the math club than science club?
Show another model to solve the problem. Write your answer in a sentence.
3. Ian bought a pack of 47 water balloons. 19 were red, 16 were yellow, and the rest
were blue. How many water balloons were blue? Show your work.
4. Daniel read 54 pages of his book in the morning. He read 27 fewer pages in the
afternoon. How many pages did Daniel read altogether? Show your work.
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