πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Nora finds 24 shells at the beach. Nora gives 8 shells to Jamal. How many shells does Nora have left?
Answer: ______________ shells
2Lily has 5 stickers. Maya gives Lily 16 more stickers. How many stickers does Lily have now?
Answer: ______________ stickers
3Omar has 17 marbles. Theo has 8 marbles. How many more marbles does Omar have than Theo?
Answer: ______________ marbles
4The gym has 21 balls. 19 are soccer balls and the rest are basketballs. How many basketballs are there?
Answer: ______________ balls
5Nora finds 2 shells at the beach. Then Nora finds some more shells. Now Nora has 49 shells. How many more shells did Nora find?
Answer: ______________ shells
6Nora picks 27 apples. Then Nora picks some more apples. Now Nora has 41 apples. How many more apples did Nora pick?
Answer: ______________ apples
7Lily has 44 stickers. Lily gives some stickers to Aiden. Now Lily has 36 stickers left. How many stickers did Lily give to Aiden?
Answer: ______________ stickers
8There are 9 dogs and 2 cats at the pet shop. How many pets are there in all?
Answer: ______________ pets
92 ducks swim in a pond. 2 more ducks fly down to the pond. How many ducks are in the pond now?
Answer: ______________ ducks
10Omar picks 23 apples. Omar puts some apples in a pie. Now Omar has 2 apples left. How many apples went in the pie?
Answer: ______________ apples
1114 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, some more kids get on. Now 26 kids are on the bus. How many kids got on?
Answer: ______________ kids
12Jamal caught 5 fish. Maya caught 3 fish. How many more fish did Jamal catch than Maya?
Answer: ______________ fish
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 16 shells
- 2. 21 stickers
- 3. 9 marbles
- 4. 2 balls
- 5. 47 shells
- 6. 14 apples
- 7. 8 stickers
- 8. 11 pets
- 9. 4 ducks
- 10. 21 apples
- 11. 12 kids
- 12. 2 fish
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