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Second Grade Math Word Problems:
Worksheet 17
Addition, Subtraction and Multiplication

Dog Rapper Duke trotted over to a jewelry store with 6 $50 notes in his pocket. He bought a gold ring for $157 and a gold pendant for $86. How much money did he have left after paying the cashier?

Cool Second Grade Math Story Problems: Question 2

5 sisters married 6 husbands each. The first sister strangled 2 of her husbands and ate them for dinner. The second sister, who was more generous, stabbed 4 of her husbands and made delicious pies with the bodies - the sisters dined on them last night. How many poor husbands were left?

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Question 3

My mother baked 4 delicious newt pizzas and cut them into 8 slices each. Since no one was hungry, she put the pizzas into the fridge. We forgot about the pizzas and went on vacation for a month. When we returned and opened the door of the fridge we received a nasty shock. 17 pizza slices had grown slimy green legs and baleful red eyes. The slimy slices leapt out of the fridge and ran away. How many pizza slices were left in my slimy fridge?

Cool Second Grade Math Story Problems: Question 4

A monkey skipped over to a grocery store to buy 6 bunches of bananas. Each bunch had 4 bananas. If the monkey shared 19 of the bananas with his ape friends, how many bananas were left?

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Question 5

Adam, Badam, Cadam, Dadam and Eadem bought 9 surfboards each and surfed in shark-infested waters yesterday. Adam lost 8 of his surfboards to a tiger shark and barely escaped with his life. Dadam lost all of his surfboards and his head to a particularly vicious hammerhead shark. How many surfboards were left when the remaining friends returned home?

Cool Second Grade Math Story Problems: Question 6

I went to a pet store and saw a whistling walrus for $3. I was however attracted to some singing rhinos that each cost $2 more than the walrus. I paid for 5 singing rhinos with 2 $20 notes to the cashier. How much change did I receive?

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Question 7

Kellie Cowgirl's white stallion was eaten by a ravenous werewolf when she was sleeping one night. She rushed to a pet store the next morning to buy a flying horse that cost $5. However, when she was just about to mount the horse, she spotted 5 purple donkeys playing the polka on the piano. She was flabbergasted. Although each delightful donkey cost $2 more than the flying horse, she bought all of the donkeys. If she paid the cashier 2 $20 notes, how much change did she get back?

Cool Second Grade Math Story Problems: Question 8

Frankenstein desperately needed some brains to create 10 horrible monsters. When he went to the local market, the butcher told him that the brain of a goat was $4. He was not happy so he skipped over to an undertaker's shop and found that the brain of a dead terrorist was $5 more than a dead goat. He joyfully bought the brains of 10 dead terrorists and paid the undertaker 5 $20 notes. How much change did he receive?

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Question 9

Dmitri Duck, the coach of the Poultry Ice Hockey Club, needed some hockey sticks for his fowl players. He went to a sporting goods store and found that the green hockey sticks cost $428 each. The blue hockey sticks cost $424 less than the green hockey sticks. If he paid the cashier a $50 note for 6 blue hockey sticks, how much change did he receive?

Cool Second Grade Math Story Problems: Question 10

I needed some apes to scratch my back while I was bathing. I went to a pet store. The owner told me that the gorillas cost $829 while the orangutans cost $824 less than the gorillas. Because they were dirt cheap, I bought 9 orangutans and gave the owner 3 $20 notes. How much did I get back in change? By the way, now my back is very clean.

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Question 11

Red Riding Hood's nemesis, the Big Bad Wolf, realized that it was not a good idea to tangle with the muscular woodcutter. He decided to become a Singapore math teacher for he still loved kids - either baked with potatoes or stir-fried. He went to an office supplies store with 7 $5 notes in his briefcase and bought 3 red marker pens. The red marker pens cost $159 less than the black marker pens. The black marker pens cost $163 each. So how much money did the Big Bad Wolf have after paying for the pens?

Cool Second Grade Math Story Problems: Question 12

Hairy Trotter went to a magic shop to buy 7 flying toads. But when he was told that the flying toads cost $888 each, he changed his mind and bought 7 squealing pigs. Each squealing pig cost $878 less than a flying toad. So if Hairy Trotter gave 2 $50 notes to the cashier, how much change did he get back?

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Question 13

It was so hot last month that I went to a shop to buy some fans. I bought 3 fans that cost $7 each. Thinking that bigger was better, I also bought a huge windmill that cost $528 more than each fan. If I paid the cashier a $1000 note, how much change did the cashier give me?

Cool Second Grade Math Story Problems: Question 14

My friends and I needed to fly to Baghdad. I went to a magic shop. A magic carpet cost $5. A flying camel cost $3 more than the magic carpet. I happily bought 8 magic carpets and 10 flying camels. If I gave the cashier 2 $100 notes, how much change did I get?

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Question 15

Count Cuckoola was not only a scary vampire, he was also a dumb vampire. He bit into the neck of a store dummy by mistake late one night last year. All his teeth broke and the toothless vampire had to visit the dentist. The dentist told him that a gold tooth cost $183 and a silver tooth cost $179 less than a gold tooth. The scary vampire paid for 1 gold tooth and 9 silver teeth with 3 $100 notes. How much change did the dentist give the delighted vampire?

Cool Second Grade Math Story Problems: Question 16

Brodo Bandit wanted to rob a bank and he needed some accomplices. He went to a magic shop and bought 5 wily imps and 9 wicked trolls. Each imp cost $7, and each troll cost $2 less than an imp. If he gave the cashier 2 $50 notes, how much change did he receive?

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Question 17

A giant monster attacked the city of Sunopolis last year. James, a courageous member of the famous SWAT team, dashed to a gun store and bought a catapult and 10 stones. The catapult cost $531 and each stone cost $527 less than the catapult. If he paid with 6 $100 notes, how much change did he receive from the cashier?

Cool Second Grade Math Word Problems: Question 18

A bald eagle stole Sandra's marbles in the Grand Canyon. She cried miserably. Her mom rushed to the nearest toy store and bought 1 diamond marble and 9 sapphire marbles for her. Each diamond marble cost $899, and each sapphire marble cost $889 less than the diamond marble. If her mom gave the cashier 2 $500 notes, how much change did she get back?

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Question 19

Superhero Suzumi is a famous crime fighter in a city called Olobolobaba. A gang of wicked villains led by Ali Baba were terrorizing her city last year. She needed some weapons to nab the villains. She made a beeline for the nearest superpower shop and bought 1 laser gun and 3 hand grenades. The laser gun cost $508. Each hand grenade cost $505 less than the laser gun. If she gave the cashier 6 $100 notes, how much did she get back in change?

Cool Second Grade Math Story Problems: Question 20

Mommy Octopus went to the market and bought 1 huge whale shark and 6 pretty mermaids. She wanted to cook a special dinner for her lovely kids. The whale shark cost $385. Each mermaid cost $380 less than the whale shark. If she gave the butcher 9 $50 notes, how much change did the butcher return to her?

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Answers To Singapore Math Word Problems: Worksheet 17

Q1 - $57, Q2 - 24, Q3 - 15, Q4 - 5, Q5 - 28

Q6 - $15, Q7 - $5, Q8 - $10, Q9 - $26

Q10 - $15, Q11 - $23, Q12 - $30, Q13 - $444,

Q14 - $80, Q15 - $81, Q16 - $20

Q17 - $29, Q18 - $11, Q19 - $83 Q20 - $35

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