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Grade 2 Missing numbers — Stretch your thinking

Missing-number equations show the relationship between operations. Try the more demanding numbers. Estimate first, then explain your method and verify.

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Grade 2 Missing numbers — Stretch your thinking

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20 questions

Directions: Name the unknown quantity and read both sides of the equation. Write your answer for each problem.

  1. ______ + 65 = 107
  2. ______ + 28 = 31
  3. 112 - ______ = 59
  4. 39 - ______ = 16
  5. ______ + 68 = 88
  6. 85 - ______ = 67
  7. ______ + 73 = 101
  8. 15 - ______ = 1
  9. ______ + 37 = 93
  10. ______ + 32 = 70
  11. 94 - ______ = 48
  12. ______ + 26 = 34
  13. 57 - ______ = 24
  14. ______ + 53 = 56
  15. ______ + 33 = 60
  16. 73 - ______ = 64
  17. ______ + 5 = 50
  18. ______ + 44 = 65
  19. 112 - ______ = 68
  20. 93 - ______ = 54

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  1. 1. 42
  2. 2. 3
  3. 3. 53
  4. 4. 23
  5. 5. 20
  6. 6. 18
  7. 7. 28
  8. 8. 14
  9. 9. 56
  10. 10. 38
  11. 11. 46
  12. 12. 8
  13. 13. 33
  14. 14. 3
  15. 15. 27
  16. 16. 9
  17. 17. 45
  18. 18. 21
  19. 19. 44
  20. 20. 39

How to help with this skill

Second graders connect place value to addition, subtraction and familiar everyday situations. Encourage grouping into tens and ones.

  • Name the unknown quantity and read both sides of the equation.
  • Use the inverse operation to find it.
  • Substitute your result back into the original equation.

Try this: Try a balance-scale drawing to make the equality visible.

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