Numihana50 pencils are shared equally among 5 children. How many does each child get?
Answer: ________________
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Choose operations in context.
Choose operations and interpret answers in original contextual problems.
Numihana · England Year 2
Choose operations in context
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Name: ______________
Date: ______________
Choose operations and interpret answers in original contextual problems.
10 boxes contain 9 pencils each. How many pencils altogether?
Answer: ________________
There are 7 counters and 1 are removed. How many remain?
Answer: ________________
There are 9 counters and 2 more are added. How many are there?
Answer: ________________
There are 2 counters and 2 more are added. How many are there?
Answer: ________________
10 pencils are shared equally among 2 children. How many does each child get?
Answer: ________________
Numihana · England Year 2
Choose operations in context
Answer key
Name: ______________
Date: ______________
Choose operations and interpret answers in original contextual problems.
50 pencils are shared equally among 5 children. How many does each child get?
Answer: 10
10 boxes contain 9 pencils each. How many pencils altogether?
Answer: 90
There are 7 counters and 1 are removed. How many remain?
Answer: 6
There are 9 counters and 2 more are added. How many are there?
Answer: 11
There are 2 counters and 2 more are added. How many are there?
Answer: 4
10 pencils are shared equally among 2 children. How many does each child get?
Answer: 5
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Choose operations and interpret answers in original contextual problems.
Department for Education: mathematics programmes of study ↗
Year 2 → Number → Addition and subtraction · Selected statutory skill. Pack 2.2.0 · source checked 2026-10-12.
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Represent the story with a bar model, groups or a short sequence of equations. Decide what each operation means and keep the units. For transport, any unfilled final vehicle still counts as one vehicle.
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A numerical remainder needs interpretation in its context. Check whether the situation asks for exact sharing or enough complete containers.
Worked example
There are 10 counters and 6 are removed. How many remain?
Answer: 4
Represent the story with a bar model, groups or a short sequence of equations. Decide what each operation means and keep the units. For transport, any unfilled final vehicle still counts as one vehicle.