Word Problem: Addition - 1 | Mathematics for Class 2 PDF Download

Q.1. The local food bank was receiving donations from the community.
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?

36 + 24 = 60
They received 60 boxes of crackers in total.

Q.2. The local food bank was receiving donations from the community.
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?

16 + 16 + 19 = 51
There are 51 boxes of cereal.

Q.3. The local food bank was receiving donations from the community.
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?

18 + 21 + 15 = 54
It opens for 54 days in these three months.

Q.4. A plane is boarding and getting ready to take off.
There are 6 passengers in first class, 11 passengers in the business class and 80 passengers in the economy class. How many passengers are on the plane?

6 + 11 + 80 = 97
There are 97 passengers on the plane.

Q.5. A plane is boarding and getting ready to take off.
There are three compartments for luggage and each compartment has a capacity of 25 pieces of luggage. The first two compartments are full up and the last one contains 8 pieces of luggage. How many pieces of luggage are there?

25 + 25 + 8 = 58
There are 58 pieces of luggage.

Q.6. A plane is boarding and getting ready to take off.
The flight attendant fills the catering cart with 67 cans of soda, 25 cans of juice and 15 boxes of cookies. How many cans of drinks are there?

67 + 25 = 92
There are 92 cans of drinks.

Q.7. A new movie theatre just opened downtown. In the theatre, there are three auditoriums and a concession stand.
There are 42 seats in one auditorium and 45 in the other. In each auditorium, there are 3 extra seats at the back for disabled persons. How many seats are there in total?

42 + 45 + 3 + 3 = 93
There are 93 seats in total.

Q.8. A new movie theatre just opened downtown. In the theatre, there are three auditoriums and a concession stand.
There are 42 cups of popcorn in the first popcorn machine and 36 cups of popcorn in the second popcorn machine. There are 20 empty popcorn cups. How many cups of popcorn are ready in total?

42 + 36 = 78
78-20 = 58
58 cups of popcorn are ready.

Q.9. A new movie theatre just opened downtown. In the theatre, there are three auditoriums and a concession stand.
There are 32 candy bars and 16 juice boxes at the concession stand. There are two boxes of candy bars in the storage room. If each box contains 24 candy bars, how many candy bars are there in total?

32 + 24 + 24 = 80
There are 80 candy bars in total.

Q.10. This year our school went to the zoo. The zookeepers were happy to welcome us.
There were 23 girls and 18 boys on the bus. Together with the 2 teachers and the bus driver, how many people were on the bus?

 23 + 18 + 2 + 1 = 44
There were 44 people on the bus.