πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 45 apples in a basket. 9 are red and the rest are green. How many apples are green?
Answer: ______________ apples
2There are 3 red apples and 5 green apples in a basket. How many apples are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ apples
3Leo bakes 6 cookies. The family eats 3 of the cookies. How many cookies are left?
Answer: ______________ cookies
4Ben read 33 pages. Lily read 2 pages. How many more pages did Ben read than Lily?
Answer: ______________ pages
5There are 29 pets at the pet shop. 26 are dogs and the rest are cats. How many cats are there?
Answer: ______________ pets
6There are 5 cars in a parking lot. Some cars drive away. Now there are 3 cars left in the lot. How many cars drove away?
Answer: ______________ cars
7Zoe has 20 marbles. Lily has 15 marbles. How many more marbles does Zoe have than Lily?
Answer: ______________ marbles
8Priya has 29 cards. Theo has 4 cards. How many more cards does Priya have than Theo?
Answer: ______________ cards
919 ducks swim in a pond. 6 ducks waddle away. How many ducks are left in the pond?
Answer: ______________ ducks
10There are 8 birds in a tree. 7 more birds fly to the tree. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
11Nora caught 7 fish. Ben caught 5 fish. How many more fish did Nora catch than Ben?
Answer: ______________ fish
12There are 49 cars in a parking lot. Some cars drive away. Now there are 37 cars left in the lot. How many cars drove away?
Answer: ______________ cars
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 36 apples
- 2. 8 apples
- 3. 3 cookies
- 4. 31 pages
- 5. 3 pets
- 6. 2 cars
- 7. 5 marbles
- 8. 25 cards
- 9. 13 ducks
- 10. 15 birds
- 11. 2 fish
- 12. 12 cars
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