Free Math Worksheets: No. 14
2nd Grade Math Story Problems

Logical Thinking Skills
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2nd Grade Math Story Problems
Free Math Worksheets: No. 14

I visited a public aquarium last week and saw a strange thing. 25 fish were calmly lining up to eat their meal. If a ferocious shark was the 5th from the front and a pretty mermaid was the 7th from the back, how many hungry fish were between them?

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Learn Math: 2nd Grade Math Story Problems: Question 2

I saw another strange thing 5 days ago at a bus stop. 31 monsters were peacefully lining up to board a bus. If a vampire was the 8th from the front and a ghoul was the 12th from the back, how many courteous monsters were between them? By the way, the bus driver didn't survive the journey.

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Free Math Worksheets: Primary 2 Maths Problems: Question 3

Am I seeing weird things or what! Two days ago, I saw 63 dogs lining up to take turns biting an armed robber who had kicked a poodle while breaking into a house. A slavering Doberman was the 18th from the front and a drooling St. Bernard was the 26th from the back. How many mutts were between them? If you have to know, we buried the much chewed bones of the robber yesterday.

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Learn Math: 2nd Grade Math Story Problems: Question 4

I must be going crazy! I went to my school library yesterday and saw 84 heroes lining up to borrow books. Robin Hood was the 33rd from the front and Ali Baba was the 19th from the back. How many heroes were between them? I didn't know whether to scream in delight or terror!

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Free Math Worksheets: Primary 2 Maths Problems: Question 5

Am I going mad? While I was snorkeling in the sea yesterday, I saw a whole line of scuba-diving dogs chasing a catfish. A spirited terrier was the 9th from the front and a fat bulldog was the last. There were 29 dogs between a snarling saluki and the terrier, and 36 dogs between the bulldog and the saluki.
(a) In which position was the saluki?
(b) How many aquatic mutts did my disbelieving eyes see altogether?

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Learn Math: 2nd Grade Math Story Problems: Question 6

I keep seeing bizarre things. I saw some tearful Singapore math teachers lining up at a veterinary clinic to buy drugs for their furry legs. They had all been bitten by a werewolf. Mr. Tan was the 7th from the front and Mrs. Adams was the last in the queue. There were 14 people between Mrs. Adams and Mr. Anthony, and 48 people between Mr. Tan and Mr. Anthony.
(a) In which position was Mr. Anthony, who had fur growing on his tongue?
(b) How many people were lining up altogether?

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Free Math Worksheets: Primary 2 Maths Problems: Question 7

Have I lost my marbles? I saw a fowl biker gang racing around in my neighborhood distributing free math worksheets. A gobbling turkey was in the 8th position and a quacking duck was the last. There were 83 birds between the turkey and a cackling goose, and 97 birds between the duck and the goose.
(a) In which position was the goose?
(b) How many birds were racing altogether?

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Learn Math: 2nd Grade Math Story Problems: Question 8

When I went to school this morning, I saw some monsters lining up to get their free math worksheets from my Singapore math teacher. An ogling ogre was 23rd from the front and a leering troll was the last in line. There were 58 monsters between a glaring cyclops and the ogre, and 45 monsters between the troll and the cyclops. I ran home screaming to my mom before a ghoul could grab me.
(a) In which position was the cyclops?
(b) How many studious monsters were lining up altogether?

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Free Math Worksheets: Primary 2 Maths Problems: Question 9

The elves in Santa's workshop had a hard time last Christmas because too many children had been good. Elvis Elf made 235 toys. Delvis Elf made 65 more toys than Elvis and Melvis Elf made 87 more toys than Delvis. How many toys did Delvis and Melvis make altogether?

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Learn Math: 2nd Grade Math Story Problems: Question 10

Carl, Barl and Snarl went bee hunting last year. Carl was stung 159 times. Barl was stung 171 more times than Barl and unlucky Snarl was stung 218 more times than Barl. How many times were Barl and Snarl stung altogether?

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Free Math Worksheets: Primary 2 Maths Problems: Question 11

Gary Ghost, Mary Ghost and Scary Ghost live in a haunted mansion and don't like to share their house with people who are alive. Gary Ghost scared 187 people last year. Mary Ghost frightened 54 more people than Gary Ghost and Scary Ghost terrified 92 more people than Mary Ghost. How many people did they scare altogether?

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Learn Math: 2nd Grade Math Story Problems: Question 12

Andy, Mandy and Sandy each had a nest of termites with them. These naughty kids made many unlucky people homeless by unleashing their termites in their homes. They were nabbed by the police last week. When a police officer counted the termites he found that Andy had 85 termites, Mandy had 76 more termites than Andy, and Sandy had 237 more termites than Mandy. How many termites did the three mean kids have altogether?

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Free Math Worksheets: Primary 2 Maths Problems: Question 13

Three cowboys were riding through a forest when a gang of bandits jumped on them. Caleb Cowboy shot 439 bandits. Carl Cowboy shot 232 fewer bandits than Caleb and Conrad Cowboy shot 119 fewer bandits than Carl. How many bandits were shot?

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Learn Math: 2nd Grade Math Story Problems: Question 14

My mother baked a gibbon pie, a chimp pie and a delicious gorilla pie for us this morning. My sister threw up when she bit into the gibbon pie because there were 524 slimy maggots in it. My mother vomited when she sliced open the chimp pie because there were 371 fewer maggots in it than in the gibbon pie. Finally, when my brother eagerly bit into the gorilla pie, there were 63 fewer maggots in it than in the chimp pie. He ate it anyway. How many maggots were there altogether?

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Free Math Worksheets: Primary 2 Maths Problems: Question 15

Patricia Porker is a greedy pig. She ate 422 apples, 289 fewer oranges than apples and 27 fewer bananas than oranges yesterday. How many fruits did she pig out on yesterday?

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Learn Math: 2nd Grade Math Story Problems: Question 16

Some silly boys broke into a witch's house on a dare and were caught by the hideous witch. She cackled as she turned 583 boys into snakes. She then turned 305 fewer boys into crocodiles than the number she turned into snakes. She finally turned 145 fewer boys into camels than the number she turned into crocodiles. How many naughty boys were transformed into animals?

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Free Math Worksheets: Primary 2 Maths Problems: Question 17

I was in a cruise ship last year when our ship was raided by pirates. The pirates threw us one by one screaming our heads off into the sea. Why? There was a long line of marine life waiting to gobble us up. 6th from the front was a huge tiger shark. A tiny guppy was even jostling for position in the 97th place. There were 39 fishes between the tiger shark and a grinning piranha.
(a) What was the position of the grinning piranha in the line?
(b) How many hungry fishes were between the piranha and the guppy?

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Free Math Worksheets: 2nd Grade Math Story Problems: Question 18

I have never stopped seeing weird things. I was driving by Count Dracula's castle last night when I did a double take - people were lining up to donate blood to the bloodthirsty vampire who was dressed up in a nurse's uniform. My Singapore math teacher was the 4th from the front. My best friend was in the 65th place. There were 27 people between a zookeeper and my math teacher.
(a) What was the zookeeper's position in the line?
(b) How many people were between the zookeeper and my crazy best friend?

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Free Math Worksheets: Primary 2 Maths Problems: Question 19

I burst into laughter when I went to McDonald's yesterday. A teddy bear biker gang was lining up to buy burgers. 9th from the front was a purple teddy bear. In the 57th position was a green teddy bear. There were 26 teddy bears between the purple teddy bear and a red teddy bear.
(a) What was the position of the red teddy bear in the line?
(b) How many teddy bears were between the red teddy bear and the green teddy bear?

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Learn Math: 2nd Grade Math Story Problems: Question 20

I nearly died of heart attack when I went to a cemetery last night. Some monsters were lining up to feast on a fresh corpse they had just dug up from its grave. A ghoul was in the 13th place. A devil was in the 666th place. There were 369 foul creatures between the ghoul and a horrible medusa licking her lips.
(a) What was the position of the medusa?
(b) How many foul creatures were between the medusa and the devil?

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Primary 2 Math Worksheet: No. 14 - Answers

Q1 - 13, Q2 - 11, Q3 - 19, Q4 - 32, Q5 - 39th, 76

Q6 - 56th, 71, Q7 - 92nd, 190, Q8 - 82nd, 128,

Q9 - 687, Q10 - 878, Q11 - 761, Q12 - 644

Q13 - 734, Q14 - 767, Q15 - 661, Q16 - 994

Q17 - 46th, 50, Q18 - 32nd, 32, Q19 - 36th, 20

Q20 - 383rd, 282

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