Let’s solve each problem one by one, step by step.
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Problem 1:
Sally has:
- Shirts: red, blue, white → that’s
3 shirts
- Pants: orange, blue → that’s
2 pants
To make an outfit, she picks
one shirt and one pair of pants.
So for each shirt, she can wear it with either pair of pants.
That means:
- Red shirt + orange pants
- Red shirt + blue pants
- Blue shirt + orange pants
- Blue shirt + blue pants
- White shirt + orange pants
- White shirt + blue pants
Total = 3 shirts × 2 pants =
6 outfits
✔ Final Answer for #1:
6
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Problem 2:
You have 3 quarters.
Each quarter is 25 cents.
So 3 × 25 =
75 cents total
Pop costs 54 cents.
Money left = 75 - 54 =
21 cents
✔ Final Answer for #2:
21 cents
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Problem 3:
Kelly has:
- 14 blue marbles
- 21 green marbles
- 31 multi-colored marbles
- 9 smokey marbles
Add them all up:
14 + 21 = 35
35 + 31 = 66
66 + 9 =
75
✔ Final Answer for #3:
75 marbles
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Problem 4:
Marci has 36 candies to share with 3 friends.
“Share with 3 friends” usually means divide among the 3 friends (not including herself unless specified).
So 36 ÷ 3 =
12 candies per friend
✔ Final Answer for #4:
12
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Problem 5:
Tom made 31 paper airplanes.
Only 11 would fly.
So ones that wouldn’t fly = 31 - 11 =
20
✔ Final Answer for #5:
20
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Problem 6:
Houses numbered from 21 to 54,
including both ends.
To count how many houses: subtract and add 1.
54 - 21 = 33
Then 33 + 1 =
34 houses
(Example: from house 1 to 3 is 3 houses: 1,2,3 → 3-1+1=3)
✔ Final Answer for #6:
34 newspapers
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Problem 7:
Jim gets paid 5 cents per newspaper.
He delivers 9 newspapers.
So 9 × 5 =
45 cents
✔ Final Answer for #7:
45 cents
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Final Answer:
1. 6
2. 21 cents
3. 75
4. 12
5. 20
6. 34
7. 45 cents
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of 2nd grade problem solving worksheet.
