πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden finds some shells at the beach. Then Aiden finds 39 more shells. Now Aiden has 48 shells. How many shells did Aiden find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
2Nora picked 32 strawberries. Aiden picked 45 more strawberries than Nora. How many strawberries did Aiden pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
3Priya has 47 stickers. Priya gives some stickers to Ben. Now Priya has 26 stickers left. How many stickers did Priya give to Ben?
Answer: ______________ stickers
4Ben finds some shells at the beach. Then Ben finds 5 more shells. Now Ben has 7 shells. How many shells did Ben find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
5Ben bakes some cookies. The family eats 5 of the cookies. Now there are 39 cookies left. How many cookies did Ben bake at first?
Answer: ______________ cookies
6Theo finds some shells at the beach. Then Theo finds 15 more shells. Now Theo has 17 shells. How many shells did Theo find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
7Priya picked 31 strawberries. Lily picked 7 strawberries. How many more strawberries did Priya pick than Lily?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
8Rosa baked 24 muffins. Lily baked 27 more muffins than Rosa. How many muffins did Lily bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
9Maya has 14 stickers. Theo has 11 stickers. How many more stickers does Maya have than Theo?
Answer: ______________ stickers
10Maya has some stickers. Maya gives 63 stickers to Lily. Now Maya has 26 stickers left. How many stickers did Maya have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
11Kai has some stickers. Omar gives Kai 36 more stickers. Now Kai has 92 stickers. How many stickers did Kai have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
12Sam has 22 marbles. Omar has 7 marbles. How many fewer marbles does Omar have than Sam?
Answer: ______________ marbles
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 9 shells
- 2. 77 strawberries
- 3. 21 stickers
- 4. 2 shells
- 5. 44 cookies
- 6. 2 shells
- 7. 24 strawberries
- 8. 51 muffins
- 9. 3 stickers
- 10. 89 stickers
- 11. 56 stickers
- 12. 15 marbles
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