πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Ben has 34 crayons. 22 are red and the rest are blue. How many crayons are blue?
Answer: ______________ crayons
2There are 16 birds in a tree. Some birds fly away. Now there are 5 birds left in the tree. How many birds flew away?
Answer: ______________ birds
38 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, some more kids get on. Now 10 kids are on the bus. How many kids got on?
Answer: ______________ kids
49 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, some more kids get on. Now 25 kids are on the bus. How many kids got on?
Answer: ______________ kids
539 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, some kids get off. Now 7 kids are still on the bus. How many kids got off?
Answer: ______________ kids
6The gym has 27 balls. 23 are soccer balls and the rest are basketballs. How many basketballs are there?
Answer: ______________ balls
7Leo found 23 shells. Maya found 16 shells. How many more shells did Leo find than Maya?
Answer: ______________ shells
8The gym has 30 balls. 20 are soccer balls and the rest are basketballs. How many basketballs are there?
Answer: ______________ balls
9There are 21 birds in a tree. Some more birds fly to the tree. Now there are 25 birds in the tree. How many birds flew to the tree?
Answer: ______________ birds
10Mei picks 15 apples. Then Mei picks some more apples. Now Mei has 38 apples. How many more apples did Mei pick?
Answer: ______________ apples
11Mei finds 25 shells at the beach. Mei gives 13 shells to Rosa. How many shells does Mei have left?
Answer: ______________ shells
12Priya has 26 crayons. 5 are red and the rest are blue. How many crayons are blue?
Answer: ______________ crayons
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 12 crayons
- 2. 11 birds
- 3. 2 kids
- 4. 16 kids
- 5. 32 kids
- 6. 4 balls
- 7. 7 shells
- 8. 10 balls
- 9. 4 birds
- 10. 23 apples
- 11. 12 shells
- 12. 21 crayons
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