πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Nora has some stickers. Nora gives 35 stickers to Sam. Now Nora has 60 stickers left. How many stickers did Nora have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
2Mei finds 46 shells at the beach. Mei gives 11 shells to Ana. How many shells does Mei have left?
Answer: ______________ shells
3Omar has some stickers. Lily gives Omar 93 more stickers. Now Omar has 99 stickers. How many stickers did Omar have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
4Maya finds 2 shells at the beach. Then Maya finds some more shells. Now Maya has 78 shells. How many more shells did Maya find?
Answer: ______________ shells
5There are some cars in a parking lot. 41 cars drive away. Now there are 2 cars left in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?
Answer: ______________ cars
6A tank has 29 fish. 17 are blue and the rest are striped. How many fish are striped?
Answer: ______________ fish
7Omar has 92 stickers. Omar gives 10 stickers to Mei. How many stickers does Omar have left?
Answer: ______________ stickers
8Priya caught 12 fish. Leo caught 2 fewer fish than Priya. How many fish did Leo catch?
Answer: ______________ fish
9Priya picks some apples. Priya puts 78 apples in a pie. Now Priya has 14 apples left. How many apples did Priya pick at first?
Answer: ______________ apples
10Priya read 41 pages. Aiden read 11 more pages than Priya. How many pages did Aiden read?
Answer: ______________ pages
11Maya has 90 crayons. 86 are red and the rest are blue. How many crayons are blue?
Answer: ______________ crayons
12Mei picks some apples. Mei puts 18 apples in a pie. Now Mei has 17 apples left. How many apples did Mei pick at first?
Answer: ______________ apples
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 95 stickers
- 2. 35 shells
- 3. 6 stickers
- 4. 76 shells
- 5. 43 cars
- 6. 12 fish
- 7. 82 stickers
- 8. 10 fish
- 9. 92 apples
- 10. 52 pages
- 11. 4 crayons
- 12. 35 apples
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