πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Nora has 26 stickers. Nora gives 10 stickers to Sam. How many stickers does Nora have left?
Answer: ______________ stickers
219 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, some more kids get on. Now 23 kids are on the bus. How many kids got on?
Answer: ______________ kids
3There are 19 birds in a tree. Some birds fly away. Now there are 14 birds left in the tree. How many birds flew away?
Answer: ______________ birds
4There are 15 dogs and 9 cats at the pet shop. How many pets are there in all?
Answer: ______________ pets
5Omar finds 15 shells at the beach. Then Omar finds some more shells. Now Omar has 18 shells. How many more shells did Omar find?
Answer: ______________ shells
6Lily puts 3 red flowers and 12 yellow flowers in a vase. How many flowers are in the vase?
Answer: ______________ flowers
7Lily finds 17 shells at the beach. Then Lily finds 21 more shells. How many shells does Lily have now?
Answer: ______________ shells
8Ben finds 27 shells at the beach. Then Ben finds some more shells. Now Ben has 31 shells. How many more shells did Ben find?
Answer: ______________ shells
9There are 4 pets at the pet shop. 2 are dogs and the rest are cats. How many cats are there?
Answer: ______________ pets
10A tank has 16 fish. 11 are blue and the rest are striped. How many fish are striped?
Answer: ______________ fish
11Leo has 32 red crayons and 10 blue crayons. How many crayons does Leo have?
Answer: ______________ crayons
12Mei bakes 2 cookies. Then Mei bakes some more cookies. Now there are 11 cookies. How many more cookies did Mei bake?
Answer: ______________ cookies
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 16 stickers
- 2. 4 kids
- 3. 5 birds
- 4. 24 pets
- 5. 3 shells
- 6. 15 flowers
- 7. 38 shells
- 8. 4 shells
- 9. 2 pets
- 10. 5 fish
- 11. 42 crayons
- 12. 9 cookies
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