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Unit 2 - Lesson 11 - Grade 2: Illustrative Mathematics

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Grade 2 Unit 2
Lesson 11: How Do You Solve Story Problems?
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics
Grade 2 Unit 2
Lesson 11: How Do You Solve Story Problems?
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics
Lesson: How Do You Solve Story Problems?

What Do You Know About Story Problems? (Warm Up)

1.

What do you know about story problems?

How Many Seeds?

2.

Diego gathered 42 orange seeds. Jada gathered 16 apple seeds. How many more seeds did Diego gather than Jada? Show your thinking.

The Seeds of Greatness

Solve each story problem. Show your thinking.
3.

Lin had 31 sunflower seeds. She gave Priya 15 seeds. How many seeds does Lin have now? Show your thinking.

4.

Noah used yellow and blue corn seeds to make a design. He used 37 seeds altogether. He used 28 yellow seeds. How many blue seeds did he use? Show your thinking.

5.

Elena gathered 50 pumpkin seeds. Andre collected 23 fewer pumpkin seeds than Elena. How many seeds did Andre collect? Show your thinking.

Cool Down: Tyler’s Seeds
6.

Tyler gathered 42 sunflower seeds. Birds ate 28 of the seeds. How many seeds does Tyler have now? Show your thinking.