Grade 2 Subtraction Word Problems Worksheet

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1. 1. Ruby had 20 books. After using some, 18 books were left. How many books did Ruby use?

2. 2. Ethan had 34 books. Ava had 29 books. How many more books does the second student need to have the same number?

3. 3. Liam wanted 14 crayons but had 9. How many more crayons did Liam need?

4. 4. There were 20 crayons on the floor. After cleanup, 17 crayons were still there. How many crayons were cleaned up?

5. 5. Lucas had 14 shells, and Owen had 11 shells. Then 7 shells were used from the smaller collection. After that change, how many more shells did the larger collection have?

6. 6. Grace set out 20 shells in the club booth area. After class, only 9 shells were still there. How many shells were taken away?

7. 7. Nora had 27 crayons. After giving some away, 25 crayons remained. How many crayons were given away?

8. 8. Ruby used 2 shells. 24 shells were left after that. How many shells were there before any were used?

9. 9. Aiden had 33 red marbles and 14 blue marbles. How many more red marbles than blue marbles did Aiden have?

10. 10. Henry had 33 shells. Some were taken away, and 30 shells were left. How many shells were taken away?

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