πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Rosa has 12 marbles. Kai has 10 marbles. How many more marbles does Rosa have than Kai?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2Mei finds 35 shells at the beach. Mei gives some shells to Zoe. Now Mei has 6 shells left. How many shells did Mei give to Zoe?
Answer: ______________ shells
312 kids are on the swings and 5 kids are on the slide. How many kids are playing?
Answer: ______________ kids
4Leo has 23 crayons. 19 are red and the rest are blue. How many crayons are blue?
Answer: ______________ crayons
5There are 20 cars in a parking lot. 23 more cars drive in. How many cars are in the lot now?
Answer: ______________ cars
6There are 8 dogs and 10 cats at the pet shop. How many pets are there in all?
Answer: ______________ pets
7There are 3 birds in a tree. 9 more birds fly to the tree. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
8A tank has 4 blue fish and 4 striped fish. How many fish are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ fish
9Rosa read 10 pages. Theo read 7 pages. How many more pages did Rosa read than Theo?
Answer: ______________ pages
10Maya has 50 stickers. Zoe has 46 stickers. How many more stickers does Maya have than Zoe?
Answer: ______________ stickers
11Leo found 23 shells. Priya found 17 shells. How many more shells did Leo find than Priya?
Answer: ______________ shells
12Maya picks 18 apples. Then Maya picks 13 more apples. How many apples does Maya have now?
Answer: ______________ apples
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 2 marbles
- 2. 29 shells
- 3. 17 kids
- 4. 4 crayons
- 5. 43 cars
- 6. 18 pets
- 7. 12 birds
- 8. 8 fish
- 9. 3 pages
- 10. 4 stickers
- 11. 6 shells
- 12. 31 apples
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