2nd Class Mathematics Subtraction Word Problems

  Word Problems

In this section, we will learn about some real life examples based on subtraction.  

There arestudents in a class. students were absent on Monday. How many students were present on Monday?

(a)                                 

(b)

(c)                  

(d)  

Answer (b)

Explanation -

Serena hasapples. She eatsof them. How many apples has she now?

(a)                   

(b)

(c)                   

(d)  

Answer (d)

Explanation

Smith buys two dozen of eggs from a shop. Later he finds that eggs are broken. How many eggs are in good condition?

(a)                                                

(b)

(c)                  

(d)  

Answer (b)  

Williams haspens. He givespens to Steve andpens to Jack. How many pens have left with him now?

(a)                   

(b)

(c)                    

(d)  

Answer (a)

Explanation -

The distance between two cities iskilometer. The train that runs between these two cities stops after everykilometer. How much distance the train will have to travel after 3rd stop to reach the final destination?

(a) km                          

(b) km

(c) km                          

(d) km  

Answer (b)

Explanations-

Distance covered till third stop =km Total distances =km. Therefore,  km