πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya found 13 shells. Nora found 9 shells. How many more shells did Maya find than Nora?
Answer: ______________ shells
2Zoe has 4 marbles. Jamal has 2 marbles. How many more marbles does Zoe have than Jamal?
Answer: ______________ marbles
3Sam has 5 balloons. Sam gets 2 more balloons at a party. How many balloons does Sam have now?
Answer: ______________ balloons
4Zoe picks 15 apples. Then Zoe picks 2 more apples. How many apples does Zoe have now?
Answer: ______________ apples
5Nora finds 2 shells at the beach. Then Nora finds 2 more shells. How many shells does Nora have now?
Answer: ______________ shells
63 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, 6 more kids get on. How many kids are on the bus now?
Answer: ______________ kids
7A tank has 9 blue fish and 2 striped fish. How many fish are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ fish
8There are 2 dogs and 7 cats at the pet shop. How many pets are there in all?
Answer: ______________ pets
9Nora has 8 red crayons and 4 blue crayons. How many crayons does Nora have?
Answer: ______________ crayons
107 ducks swim in a pond. 2 ducks waddle away. How many ducks are left in the pond?
Answer: ______________ ducks
11Zoe finds 4 shells at the beach. Then Zoe finds 14 more shells. How many shells does Zoe have now?
Answer: ______________ shells
12Mei baked 6 muffins. Zoe baked 3 muffins. How many more muffins did Mei bake than Zoe?
Answer: ______________ muffins
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 4 shells
- 2. 2 marbles
- 3. 7 balloons
- 4. 17 apples
- 5. 4 shells
- 6. 9 kids
- 7. 11 fish
- 8. 9 pets
- 9. 12 crayons
- 10. 5 ducks
- 11. 18 shells
- 12. 3 muffins
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