πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A tank has 2 blue fish and 11 striped fish. How many fish are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ fish
2Mei bakes 9 cookies. Then Mei bakes 5 more cookies. How many cookies are there now?
Answer: ______________ cookies
32 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, 5 more kids get on. How many kids are on the bus now?
Answer: ______________ kids
4Ben picked 12 strawberries. Leo picked 3 strawberries. How many more strawberries did Ben pick than Leo?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
5There are 9 birds in a tree. 2 birds fly away. How many birds are left in the tree?
Answer: ______________ birds
6The class library has 2 storybooks and 3 science books. How many books are in the class library?
Answer: ______________ books
7Zoe read 9 pages. Jamal read 2 pages. How many more pages did Zoe read than Jamal?
Answer: ______________ pages
8Nora has 12 balloons. 8 balloons float away. How many balloons does Nora have left?
Answer: ______________ balloons
9A tank has 2 blue fish and 2 striped fish. How many fish are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ fish
10Ben has 17 balloons. 7 balloons float away. How many balloons does Ben have left?
Answer: ______________ balloons
11There are 7 birds in a tree. 2 birds fly away. How many birds are left in the tree?
Answer: ______________ birds
12Theo bakes 2 cookies. Then Theo bakes 2 more cookies. How many cookies are there now?
Answer: ______________ cookies
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 13 fish
- 2. 14 cookies
- 3. 7 kids
- 4. 9 strawberries
- 5. 7 birds
- 6. 5 books
- 7. 7 pages
- 8. 4 balloons
- 9. 4 fish
- 10. 10 balloons
- 11. 5 birds
- 12. 4 cookies
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