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2nd Grade Math Worksheet 15

I sleep with a hamster, a hound and a hippopotamus on my bed every night. But on some nights, either the hound or the hippopotamus kicks me out of my own bed. The hamster kicked me 29 more times than the hound because it was afraid of being squashed by me. The hippopotamus kicked me 36 fewer times than the hound because it needed more space on the bed. How many more times than the hippopotamus did the hamster kick me out of my own bed?

2nd Grade Math Worksheets: Singapore Math Problems: No. 2

The mass of Fat Albert is 63 kg more than his pet buffalo. The mass of Skinny Simon is 185 kg less than the same pet buffalo. How much heavier is Fat Albert than Skinny Simon?

Homeschool Fun Elementary School Math Questions: No. 3

Evil Evans ran over 54 more skunks than Wicked Walter with his sports car. Wicked Walter ran over 32 more skunks than Bad Brown with his sports car. Who ran over more skunks, Evil Evans or Bad Brown, and by how many more?

2nd Grade Math Worksheets: Singapore Math Problems: No. 4

I have three animals in my house - a mouse, a louse and a spouse. My mouse is 14 years older than my louse, and my louse is 20 years younger than my spouse. Before you raise your eyebrows, tell me who is older, my mouse or my spouse, and by how much?

Homeschool Fun Elementary School Math Questions: No. 5

Super Looper is a superhero bent on saving skunks run over by cars. He saved 39 more skunks in March than in April, and 17 fewer skunks in March than in May. In which month did he save more stinking skunks, April or May, and by how many more?

2nd Grade Math Worksheets: Singapore Math Problems: No. 6

Toddler Tina loves creepy-crawlies. She had a feast last night. She swallowed 51 more beetles than cockroaches and 26 fewer cockroaches than centipedes. Did she swallow more beetles or centipedes, and by how many more?

Homeschool Fun Elementary School Math Questions: No. 7

In a scorpion wrestling competition, Carly Scorpion beat 35 more opponents than Crazy Scorpion, and Cross-eyed Scorpion beat 92 fewer opponents than Crazy Scorpion. Who beat more opponents, Carly Scorpion or Cross-eyed Scorpion, and by how many more?

2nd Grade Math Worksheets: Singapore Math Problems: No. 8

There are 153 fewer monkeys nibbling my left ear than my right ear. There are 208 fewer monkeys nibbling my nose than my right ear. Are there more masticating monkeys hooked onto my nose or my left ear, and by how many more?

Homeschool Fun Elementary School Math Questions: No. 9

Charles Chimp, Olly Orangutan and Gary Gorilla were having a party last night. A pack of wolves crashed the party, stole all the bananas and fled. The apes were irate. They put on their rocket suits and blasted off after the wily wolves. When they found the wolves, Charles Chimp pelted the wolves with 39 more rotten mangoes than Olly Orangutan. Gary Gorilla flung 62 fewer mangoes than Olly Orangutan. Who threw the least number of rotten mangoes and how much fewer than the ape who threw the most?

2nd Grade Math Worksheets: Singapore Math Problems: No. 10

I have three sinuous tongues in my mouth; the better to catch flies with. My left tongue is 24 cm longer than my right tongue. My right tongue is 46 cm shorter than my middle tongue. How much shorter is my left tongue to my middle tongue?

Homeschool Fun Elementary School Math Questions: No. 11

Olga scored 20 goals in her last football match. Her dad was so proud of her that he gave her a quiver of cobras to keep as pets. Olga was of course elated but she felt that she just had too many cobras. She gave some to her friends. She gave 52 more cobras to Alice than Mary. She also gave 83 more cobras to Mary than Sally. Who got the least number of cobras and how much fewer than the person who got the most?

2nd Grade Math Worksheets: Singapore Math Problems: No. 12

My pet ogre is 38 years old. My pet ogre's pet dwarf is 15 years old. How old will my pet ogre be when his pet dwarf is 92 years old?

Homeschool Fun Elementary School Math Questions: No. 13

Mark was terribly hungry at school. He lined up in the canteen to get some eggs and ate 153 of them. He then filched 26 more eggs from John's tray when John was talking to Wilma. If after that he had 247 eggs on his plate, how many eggs did he line up to get in the beginning?

2nd Grade Math Worksheets: Singapore Math Problems: No. 14

Wally Vampire is 32 years old. His wife, Wilma Vampire, is 26 years old. What will their total age be 68 years from now?

Homeschool Fun Elementary School Math Questions: No. 15

Fiona Fairy had some unicorns with her. One day, a group of trolls broke into her stable and stole 127 of her dear unicorns. Fiona was so sad that her mother brought her to the mall and bought 415 unicorns for her. If Fiona had 632 unicorns in the end, how many unicorns did she have in the beginning?

2nd Grade Math Worksheets: Singapore Math Problems: No. 16

I bought a birthday cake for my mother, left it on our dining table and totally forgot about it. When I finally remembered the birthday cake I was shocked to see some creatures lining up to eat the cake. A dirty rat was in the 9th position and a filthy cockroach was in the 93rd position. There were 26 animals between the rat and a creepy centipede.
(a) What was the centipede's position?
(b) How many creatures were between the centipede and the cockroach?

Homeschool Fun Elementary School Math Questions: No. 17

Cowboy Conrad is 35 years older than his son, Jacob. Jacob is 29 years younger than his mother. If Jacob's mother is 42 years old, what is the total age of the three people?

2nd Grade Math Worksheets: Singapore Math Problems: No. 18

Three brothers, Jim, Bob and Brad, went fishing for mermaids in the sea. Jim caught 105 more mermaids than Bob. Brad caught 251 fewer mermaids than Jim. If Bob caught 194 pretty mermaids, how many mermaids did they catch altogether?

Homeschool Fun Elementary School Math Questions: No. 19

A troll, an ogre and a ghoul loved to play with teddy bears. These naughty monsters don't buy their teddy bears but actually steal them from toy stores. They entered a big toy store last month and stole some teddy bears. The troll stole 69 fewer teddy bears than the ogre. The ghoul stole 46 more teddy bears than the troll. If the ogre stole 157 teddy bears, how many teddy bears did they steal altogether?

2nd Grade Math Worksheets: Singapore Math Problems: No. 20

Some monsters were lining up at a morgue last night to get some body parts. Frankenstein was the 18th from the front. A shambling zombie was in the 82nd position. If there were 35 monsters between Frankenstein and hideous Medusa, how many monsters were between Medusa and the zombie?

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2nd Grade Math Worksheet: No. 15 - Answers

Q1 - 65, Q2 - 248 kg, Q3 - Evans by 86 more skunks

Q4 - Spouse by 6 years, Q5 - May by 56, Q6 - 25,

Q7 - Carly by 127, Q8 - Left ear by 55, Q9 - Gary Gorilla by 101

Q10 - 22 cm, Q11 - Sally by 135, Q12 - 115 years old

Q13 - 374, Q14 - 194 years, Q15 - 344, Q16 - 36th, 56

Q17 - 103 years, Q18 - 541, Q19 - 379, Q20 - 27

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