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Four Operations of Whole Numbers

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Fun Second Grade Math Word Problems: Worksheet 7
Four Operations of Whole Numbers

Gainsville Town was besieged by gun toting bandits last year. Simon Sheriff nabbed 45 bandits in January and put them in jail. He caught twice that number of bandits in February and jailed them too. When Sheriff Simon was solving a Second Grade math problem one hot afternoon in March, 90 bandits escaped from jail. Simon Sheriff then decided to put the remaining bandits equally into 5 escape-proof jail cells. How many bandits were in each jail cell?

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My mother bought 237 maggots from our local supermarket. She gave away 53 juicy maggots to her best friend, Marla, to make maggot pies. She put the rest of the maggots in the freezer but when she opened the freezer a week later she found that 156 maggots were rotten. She threw them away in disgust and sealed the remaining crunchy maggots in 7 Second Grade Math worksheets before putting them into the freezer again. How many delicious maggots were in each worksheet?

Singapore Math: Second Grade Math Story Problems: No. 3

Daisy Cow gives lots of milk to Farmer Fred. On Monday morning she gave 203 liters of milk and on Monday evening she gave 129 liters of milk. Farmer Fred gave 96 liters of milk to Baby Bob to drink and generously gave 206 liters of Dame Dorothy to make cheese. He bottled the remaining milk and sold it. If there were 6 liters per bottle, how many bottles did he sell?

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Tom and Nick went crocodile hunting last Sunday. Tom caught 52 crocodiles and Nick caught 26 more crocodiles than Nick. They barbecued 47 of the crocodiles and ate them. They also gave 51 of the crocodiles to their grandmother because they were good boys. They decided to keep the rest of the crocodiles as pets and put them equally into 4 separate pools. How many delighted crocodiles were in each pool?

Singapore Math: Second Grade Math Story Problems: No. 5

Harry loves to fly kites. His dad gave him 52 kites on his birthday. His mom gave him double that number. His grandparents gave him 35 fewer kites than his mom. When Harry failed his Singapore math test, he burned 135 kites in a fit of rage. His father was so mad at him for destroying his kites that he gave away the remaining kites equally to 9 of his friends. How many kites did each friend get?

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Homeschool Math Word Problems: No. 6

My sister has 5 hairy warts on her ugly nose. My brother has 8 times more warts than my sister on his left cheek. They used a knife to cut out all their warts. They decided to share the warts between themselves. My brother, who was a greedy boy, grabbed 9 more warts than my sister. How many warts did he take?

Singapore Math: Second Grade Math Story Problems: No. 7

Gangster Gareth entered a jewelry store in January and stole some jewels. When he went back home he counted his jewels. There were 52 emeralds, 46 sapphires and 35 rubies. He gave his mother 26 sapphires and twice as many emeralds on Mother's Day. He put the remaining jewels equally into 5 bags and gave Marlon Mobster 4 bags. How many jewels did lucky Marlon get? Percy Policeman caught Gangster Gareth when he tried to sell the jewels. Now the only things Gareth can count are the number of bars in his jail cell.

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Homeschool Math Word Problems: No. 8

5 mermaids collected 7 seashells and gave them to their father, a Second Grade Math teacher, yesterday. The same mermaids collected 8 seashells each but later threw away 26 of the seashells because they didn't like the color. They gave the remaining seashells to their father. Their father put all the seashells that were given to him equally into 7 boxes. He gave 3 boxes to Neptune, his best friend. How many seashells does the father have left?

Singapore Math: Second Grade Math Story Problems: No. 9

63 pandas and twice as many wolves were having a house party. Two hours later, the house caught on fire. 33 cowardly pandas and twice as many spineless wolves ran away howling in fear. A terrible thunderstorm put out the fire and a short while later all the animals were back in the house. They sat down for dinner around 10 tables. If they were equally divided, how many animals were at each table?

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Homeschool Math Word Problems: No. 10

I went to the beach and collected 9 baskets of crabs. There were 5 crabs in each basket. I gave 5 of the baskets to my mother to cook hot and spicy crab curry. I gave the remaining crabs equally to Bill and Bob. How many crabs did Bob get?

Singapore Math: Second Grade Math Story Problems: No. 11

Patricia loves parrots. She bought 48 blue parrots on Sunday and put them equally into 4 cages. She bought another 20 blue parrots on Monday and also put them equally into the 4 cages. How many parrots are there in each cage now?

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Homeschool Math Word Problems: No. 12

I ate a sticky lollipop and slept on an anthill last night. I woke up this morning with ants crawling all over my body. There were 6 ants on each of my fingers, 3 ants on each of my toes, 8 ants on each cheek and 9 ants in each ear. I was certainly not entertained by the antics of the ants. How many ants were on my itchy body?

Singapore Math: Second Grade Math Story Problems: No. 13

Priscilla Pig loves to bake and eat cow dung pies. She baked some cow dung pies for her son's birthday party yesterday. 90 of the cow dung pies were devoured during the birthday party for they were unbelievably delicious. Priscilla Pig put the remaining cow dung pies into 6 plastic bags and gave them to her friends because she does not like to throw away good food. If each friend got 10 pies, how many delicious pies did she bake in the beginning?

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Homeschool Math Word Problems: No. 14

Mariamma bought 47 singing horses, 32 drum playing donkeys and 96 guitar playing mules from the market. She wanted to form a rock band. During the rehearsal, she found to her disgust that 43 horses had hoarse voices, 25 donkeys had dirty fingernails and 83 mules were cross-eyed. She shot them with her machine gun. The remaining animals were terrified but they performed well. Mariamma divided them equally into 4 groups. If she sent 2 groups to Japan to perform in a rock concert, how many animals went to that country?

Singapore Math: Second Grade Math Story Problems: No. 15

Santa's reindeer ran away because they were tired of flying Santa all over the world. So Santa bought a pretty flamingo to fly him around. Santa packed 36 toy cars, 95 dolls and 182 squash rackets into his sack. He delivered 24 toy cars, 83 dolls and 170 squash rackets. When he came back home he gave the remaining gifts equally to his 9 elves who all passed their Second Grade Math tests with flying colors. How many gifts did each elf get?

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Homeschool Math Word Problems: No. 16

I went troll hunting and shot some trolls. I put their bodies equally into 4 bags. There were 7 bodies in each bag. The bags were very heavy but I tried to drag them home. On the way, 2 bags split open - 2 bodies fell out of the first split bag and twice that number from the second split bag. When I was crossing a bridge, the third bag fell into the river below. How many troll bodies did I bring home to my dear wife?

Singapore Math: Second Grade Math Story Problems: No. 17

Shaun Shark caught 29 scuba divers, 78 snorkelers and 65 swimmers last week. He sold 26 scuba divers to a hammerhead shark, 65 snorkelers to a mako shark and 45 swimmers to a tiger shark. He put the remaining people equally in 6 cages. How many desperate people were in each cage?

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Homeschool Math Word Problems: No. 18

Princess Pria has a passion for dogs. She had 86 rowdy rottweilers, 48 pugnacious pugs and 73 slobbery salukis last year. Her father, who hated dogs, told her that she should give away most of the dogs or he would drown them. Heartbroken Princess Pria gave away most of her dogs and put the remaining dogs in 9 luxurious rooms. If there were 5 dogs in each room, how many dogs did she give away?

Singapore Math: Second Grade Math Story Problems: No. 19

Explorer Eyod shot and killed 3 gazelles in Africa. Before he could pick up the dead gazelles, he was killed and eaten by a pride of hungry lions that preferred delicious human meat to gazelle meat. A flock of vultures alighted on the gazelle carcasses and began feasting on them. Not long after, a pack of hyenas stumbled upon the scene and chased away 198 vultures. But some of the vultures were fearless. There were still 7 vultures on each carcass ripping out gazelle meat with their sharp beaks. How many vultures were dining on the gazelle carcasses before the loutish hyenas arrived?

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Homeschool Math Word Problems: No. 20

I was sleeping one night in a cemetery and woke up at midnight to find myself surrounded by 56 demons, twice that number of werewolves and 23 fewer vampires than werewolves. I wasn't scared, of course. I killed 45 demons with my cross and twice that number of werewolves with my shotgun. I killed most of the vampires with my stake but some of them turned into bats and escaped. I caught the remaining live demons and werewolves, brought them back home and locked them up equally in 3 rooms. How many creatures were in each room?

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Singapore Primary 2 Maths Worksheet 7 - Answers

Q1 - 9, Q2 - 4, Q3 - 5, Q4 - 8, Q5 - 10

Q6 - 27, Q7 - 44, Q8 - 28, Q9 - 9, Q10 - 10

Q11 - 17, Q12 - 124, Q13 - 150, Q14 - 12, Q15 - 4

Q16 - 15, Q17 - 6, Q18 - 162, Q19 - 219, Q20 - 11

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