πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
124 ducks swim in a pond. 3 ducks waddle away. How many ducks are left in the pond?
Answer: ______________ ducks
2Ben has 34 cards. Aiden has 6 more cards than Ben. How many cards does Aiden have?
Answer: ______________ cards
3Aiden has 8 marbles. Ana has 31 more marbles than Aiden. How many marbles does Ana have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
4Rosa picks 90 apples. Rosa puts 50 apples in a pie. How many apples does Rosa have left?
Answer: ______________ apples
5Zoe found 82 shells. Omar found 12 more shells than Zoe. How many shells did Omar find?
Answer: ______________ shells
6Leo has 56 red crayons and 28 blue crayons. How many crayons does Leo have?
Answer: ______________ crayons
7Aiden puts 3 red flowers and 6 yellow flowers in a vase. How many flowers are in the vase?
Answer: ______________ flowers
8There are 25 cars in a parking lot. Some cars drive away. Now there are 6 cars left in the lot. How many cars drove away?
Answer: ______________ cars
9There are some cars in a parking lot. 79 more cars drive in. Now there are 94 cars in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?
Answer: ______________ cars
10Theo found 36 shells. Nora found 2 more shells than Theo. How many shells did Nora find?
Answer: ______________ shells
11Mei bakes some cookies. Then Mei bakes 20 more cookies. Now there are 31 cookies. How many cookies did Mei bake at first?
Answer: ______________ cookies
12Priya found 35 shells. Zoe found 18 more shells than Priya. How many shells did Zoe find?
Answer: ______________ shells
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 21 ducks
- 2. 40 cards
- 3. 39 marbles
- 4. 40 apples
- 5. 94 shells
- 6. 84 crayons
- 7. 9 flowers
- 8. 19 cars
- 9. 15 cars
- 10. 38 shells
- 11. 11 cookies
- 12. 53 shells
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