πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe picks 47 apples. Zoe puts some apples in a pie. Now Zoe has 27 apples left. How many apples went in the pie?
Answer: ______________ apples
2Priya has 24 stickers. Zoe has 9 more stickers than Priya. How many stickers does Zoe have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
3Maya has 55 cards. Omar has 22 cards. How many more cards does Maya have than Omar?
Answer: ______________ cards
4Jamal finds some shells at the beach. Then Jamal finds 13 more shells. Now Jamal has 19 shells. How many shells did Jamal find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
5Zoe has 97 crayons. 57 are red and the rest are blue. How many crayons are blue?
Answer: ______________ crayons
6There are 62 cars in a parking lot. 54 cars drive away. How many cars are left in the lot?
Answer: ______________ cars
7Mei picked 21 strawberries. Sam picked 4 strawberries. How many more strawberries did Mei pick than Sam?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
8Mei picks 77 apples. Mei puts some apples in a pie. Now Mei has 43 apples left. How many apples went in the pie?
Answer: ______________ apples
9Zoe found 29 shells. Omar found 25 shells. How many more shells did Zoe find than Omar?
Answer: ______________ shells
10Kai has 36 cards. Sam has 30 fewer cards than Kai. How many cards does Sam have?
Answer: ______________ cards
11There are some cars in a parking lot. 66 more cars drive in. Now there are 79 cars in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?
Answer: ______________ cars
12Priya has 90 stickers. Priya gives 47 stickers to Aiden. How many stickers does Priya have left?
Answer: ______________ stickers
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 20 apples
- 2. 33 stickers
- 3. 33 cards
- 4. 6 shells
- 5. 40 crayons
- 6. 8 cars
- 7. 17 strawberries
- 8. 34 apples
- 9. 4 shells
- 10. 6 cards
- 11. 13 cars
- 12. 43 stickers
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