πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A tank has 7 blue fish and 8 striped fish. How many fish are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ fish
2Leo caught 6 fish. Sam caught 2 fish. How many more fish did Leo catch than Sam?
Answer: ______________ fish
3Jamal bakes 4 cookies. Then Jamal bakes some more cookies. Now there are 20 cookies. How many more cookies did Jamal bake?
Answer: ______________ cookies
4Sam found 34 shells. Mei found 8 shells. How many more shells did Sam find than Mei?
Answer: ______________ shells
5There are 41 cars in a parking lot. Some cars drive away. Now there are 25 cars left in the lot. How many cars drove away?
Answer: ______________ cars
6There are 23 cars in a parking lot. Some more cars drive in. Now there are 31 cars in the lot. How many cars drove in?
Answer: ______________ cars
7Ana baked 6 muffins. Mei baked 2 muffins. How many more muffins did Ana bake than Mei?
Answer: ______________ muffins
8There are 14 birds in a tree. 4 birds fly away. How many birds are left in the tree?
Answer: ______________ birds
9Ben has 48 stickers. Ben gives 11 stickers to Theo. How many stickers does Ben have left?
Answer: ______________ stickers
10Mei has 41 crayons. 11 are red and the rest are blue. How many crayons are blue?
Answer: ______________ crayons
11There are 23 birds in a tree. Some birds fly away. Now there are 3 birds left in the tree. How many birds flew away?
Answer: ______________ birds
12The gym has 39 balls. 7 are soccer balls and the rest are basketballs. How many basketballs are there?
Answer: ______________ balls
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 15 fish
- 2. 4 fish
- 3. 16 cookies
- 4. 26 shells
- 5. 16 cars
- 6. 8 cars
- 7. 4 muffins
- 8. 10 birds
- 9. 37 stickers
- 10. 30 crayons
- 11. 20 birds
- 12. 32 balls
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