Singapore Math Word Problems
2nd Grade Math Worksheets: No. 13

Problems Involving Age and
Working Backwards Approach

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Singapore Math: 2nd Grade Math Worksheets: No. 13

Darcy and Delana are on a spaceship traveling to Planet Gombron. They want to buy some flying gibbons native to that planet. However, Planet Gombron is very far away and Darcy who is 32 years old will be 43 when they arrive there. If Delana is 28 years old, how old will she be when the spaceship arrives at their destination?

2nd Grade Math Worksheets: Math Problems: Question 2

I am 8 years old. The ugly wart in my left nostril is 3 years old. How old will I be when my wart is 37 years old?

Homeschool Math: Singapore Math Word Problems: Question 3

I have two pet dogs, Dirty and Smelly. Dirty is 2 years old and Smelly is 9 years old. A kind wizard cast a long-life spell on them. How old will Dirty be when Smelly is 92 years old?

2nd Grade Math Worksheets: Math Problems: Question 4

Ernesto, a mad scientist, performed an abominable experiment. He created an evil twin in his stomach when he was 37 years old. When the evil twin reached the age of 34, he ripped open Ernesto's stomach with his sharp teeth and ran away. How old was Ernesto on that fateful day?

Homeschool Math: Singapore Math Word Problems: Question 5

Oswald Optician is 68 years old. 6 years ago, when I was 15 years old, the optician told me that I would become blind when I reached the age of 29. How old will the optician be when I am 29 years old?

2nd Grade Math Worksheets: Math Problems: Question 6

Sandy married Andy 12 years ago when she was 23 years old. Andy is 36 years old now. But how old will Andy be when Sandy is 74 years old?

Homeschool Math: Singapore Math Word Problems: Question 7

Paqita Panda is a 23-year-old panda. He bought his scooter from his granny 5 years ago when she was 61 years old. How old will Paqita Panda be when his granny celebrates her 70th birthday?

2nd Grade Math Worksheets: Math Problems: Question 8

Vandros Vampire lost all his teeth 17 years ago when he was 26 years old. How? He bit into a store dummy thinking it was a human. He went to the market this morning and bought a 3-year-old chicken and plans to drink its blood through a straw. The chicken will live until it is 15 years old. So how old will Vandros be when he needs to buy another unlucky chicken?

Homeschool Math: Singapore Math Word Problems: Question 9

Parry Pirate is 35 years old and his son is 23 years younger than he. Parry Pirate believes that his son needs another 14 more years of training before he is ready to raid ships. What will the total age of the father and son be when they start raiding ships?

2nd Grade Math Worksheets: Math Problems: Question 10

I am 14 years old and the maggot in my brain is 12 years younger than I. I was sleeping one day when a fly entered my ear, made its way to my brain and laid an egg. What will our total age be 6 years from now when the maggot transforms itself into a fly and escapes through my nose?

Homeschool Math: Singapore Math Word Problems: Question 11

Ramalingam Rabbit began training his son for the 50 mile marathon 4 years ago when Ramalingam Rabbit was 21 years old. If his son is 15 years younger than he, what is their total age now?

2nd Grade Math Worksheets: Math Problems: Question 12

I have a pet crab and my pet crab has a pet mermaid. My pet crab is 19 years old and his pet mermaid is 17 years older than he. What will their total age be 18 years from now?

Homeschool Math: Singapore Math Word Problems: Question 13

Rodmar Rat and Sigvid Skunk, who was 17 years younger than the rat, lived in a Viking ship. Rodmar Rat was 24 years old when he unluckily lost his head in a rat trap. The two rodents met 5 years before that tragic accident. What was their total age on the day they first met?

2nd Grade Math Worksheets: Math Problems: Question 14

I have a car and a motorcycle. My car is 36 years old and my motorcycle is 14 years newer than my car. What was the total age of the 2 vehicles 6 years ago when my car first got into a terrible accident?

Homeschool Math: Singapore Math Word Problems: Question 15

The tooth fairy is 35 years old and my tooth is 29 years younger than she. What was the total age of the tooth fairy and my tooth 4 years ago?

2nd Grade Math Worksheets: Math Problems: Question 16

Wilma Witch is 84 years old and her black cat is 49 years younger than she. What was their total age 13 years ago when Wilma first found her cat?

Homeschool Math: Singapore Math Word Problems: Question 17

Billy Beaver chopped down some trees. He gave away 47 trees to his friend, Hilda Hippo, to build a house. When Billy wanted to build his dam he found that he hadn't enough trees so he chopped down 136 more trees. If he had a total of 199 trees in the end, how many trees did he chop down in the beginning?

2nd Grade Math Worksheets: Math Problems: Question 18

I caught some slimy snails for dinner. I put them in my pocket and began walking home. However, to my dismay, when I arrived home I found that 233 snails had slithered away. My mom gave me 451 more snails to cheer me up. If I had 667 snails in the end, how many snails did I catch in the beginning?

Homeschool Math: Singapore Math Word Problems: Question 19

Count Cuckoola was ravenous. He caught some teenagers from a local disco and sucked 138 of them dry on the spot. He locked up the rest of the teenagers in a room in his castle to drink their blood later. When Valerie Vampire gave him 374 more teenagers, Count Cuckoola had a total of 444 teenagers. How many teenagers did he catch from the disco?

2nd Grade Math Worksheets: Math Problems: Question 20

Brandon Bullterrier is a ferocious mutt. He loves to get into scraps with other dogs, bite off their ears and stick their ears in his scrapbook. He had some ears at the beginning of this year. He collected another 234 ears in January. He gave away 369 ears to his ailing grandmother who needed dog ear soup to regain her health. If Brandon Bullterrier had 418 dog ears in the end, how many dog ears did he have at the beginning of the year?

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2nd Grade Math Worksheets: No. 13 - Answers

Q1 - 39, Q2 - 42, Q3 - 85, Q4 - 71, Q5 - 76

Q6 - 75, Q7 - 27, Q8 - 55, Q9 - 75, Q10 - 28

Q11 - 35, Q12 - 91, Q13 - 21, Q14 - 46, Q15 - 33

Q16 - 93, Q17 - 110, Q18 - 449, Q19 - 208, Q20 - 553

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