πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya picks 31 apples. Then Maya picks 4 more apples. How many apples does Maya have now?
Answer: ______________ apples
2There are 18 birds in a tree. Some birds fly away. Now there are 5 birds left in the tree. How many birds flew away?
Answer: ______________ birds
3Ana picked 44 strawberries. Maya picked 32 strawberries. How many more strawberries did Ana pick than Maya?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
4Zoe has 6 cards. Maya has 3 cards. How many more cards does Zoe have than Maya?
Answer: ______________ cards
5Theo baked 18 muffins. Aiden baked 16 muffins. How many more muffins did Theo bake than Aiden?
Answer: ______________ muffins
6Aiden caught 18 fish. Ana caught 9 fish. How many more fish did Aiden catch than Ana?
Answer: ______________ fish
73 kids are on the swings and 23 kids are on the slide. How many kids are playing?
Answer: ______________ kids
8Rosa picks 10 apples. Rosa puts some apples in a pie. Now Rosa has 5 apples left. How many apples went in the pie?
Answer: ______________ apples
936 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, 12 kids get off. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
10Theo has 42 cards. Nora has 19 cards. How many more cards does Theo have than Nora?
Answer: ______________ cards
11There are 17 birds in a tree. 7 birds fly away. How many birds are left in the tree?
Answer: ______________ birds
12Mei puts 2 red flowers and 10 yellow flowers in a vase. How many flowers are in the vase?
Answer: ______________ flowers
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 35 apples
- 2. 13 birds
- 3. 12 strawberries
- 4. 3 cards
- 5. 2 muffins
- 6. 9 fish
- 7. 26 kids
- 8. 5 apples
- 9. 24 kids
- 10. 23 cards
- 11. 10 birds
- 12. 12 flowers
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