πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 28 apples in a basket. 6 are red and the rest are green. How many apples are green?
Answer: ______________ apples
2Ben read 68 pages. Mei read 25 pages. How many fewer pages did Mei read than Ben?
Answer: ______________ pages
3Lily read 84 pages. Ben read 39 pages. How many more pages did Lily read than Ben?
Answer: ______________ pages
4There are some cars in a parking lot. 5 cars drive away. Now there are 2 cars left in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?
Answer: ______________ cars
5Nora found 50 shells. Kai found 12 more shells than Nora. How many shells did Kai find?
Answer: ______________ shells
6Kai read 23 pages. Theo read 16 fewer pages than Kai. How many pages did Theo read?
Answer: ______________ pages
7Nora has 42 marbles. Theo has 40 fewer marbles than Nora. How many marbles does Theo have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
8Jamal found 4 shells. Rosa found 5 more shells than Jamal. How many shells did Rosa find?
Answer: ______________ shells
9Theo found 56 shells. Kai found 37 shells. How many fewer shells did Kai find than Theo?
Answer: ______________ shells
10Leo bakes 8 cookies. Then Leo bakes 2 more cookies. How many cookies are there now?
Answer: ______________ cookies
11Ben read 96 pages. Sam read 32 pages. How many more pages did Ben read than Sam?
Answer: ______________ pages
12Zoe finds some shells at the beach. Zoe gives 9 shells to Priya. Now Zoe has 21 shells left. How many shells did Zoe find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 22 apples
- 2. 43 pages
- 3. 45 pages
- 4. 7 cars
- 5. 62 shells
- 6. 7 pages
- 7. 2 marbles
- 8. 9 shells
- 9. 19 shells
- 10. 10 cookies
- 11. 64 pages
- 12. 30 shells
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