πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Ben has 4 red crayons and 3 blue crayons. How many crayons does Ben have?
Answer: ______________ crayons
2The class library has 4 storybooks and 2 science books. How many books are in the class library?
Answer: ______________ books
3Lily read 19 pages. Ben read 7 pages. How many more pages did Lily read than Ben?
Answer: ______________ pages
4Nora picks 5 apples. Then Nora picks 7 more apples. How many apples does Nora have now?
Answer: ______________ apples
5Omar bakes 19 cookies. The family eats 13 of the cookies. How many cookies are left?
Answer: ______________ cookies
6Nora baked 15 muffins. Aiden baked 8 muffins. How many more muffins did Nora bake than Aiden?
Answer: ______________ muffins
7Lily has 7 balloons. Lily gets 8 more balloons at a party. How many balloons does Lily have now?
Answer: ______________ balloons
8There are 8 cars in a parking lot. 4 cars drive away. How many cars are left in the lot?
Answer: ______________ cars
9Maya has 13 marbles. Jamal has 2 marbles. How many more marbles does Maya have than Jamal?
Answer: ______________ marbles
10There are 12 red apples and 2 green apples in a basket. How many apples are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ apples
11Ben finds 14 shells at the beach. Ben gives 6 shells to Zoe. How many shells does Ben have left?
Answer: ______________ shells
1211 frogs sit on a log. 4 more frogs hop onto the log. How many frogs are on the log now?
Answer: ______________ frogs
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 7 crayons
- 2. 6 books
- 3. 12 pages
- 4. 12 apples
- 5. 6 cookies
- 6. 7 muffins
- 7. 15 balloons
- 8. 4 cars
- 9. 11 marbles
- 10. 14 apples
- 11. 8 shells
- 12. 15 frogs
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