πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar has 53 marbles. Ben has 3 fewer marbles than Omar. How many marbles does Ben have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2Mei has 11 balloons. Some balloons float away. Now Mei has 5 balloons left. How many balloons floated away?
Answer: ______________ balloons
3Sam has 94 cards. Mei has 14 fewer cards than Sam. How many cards does Mei have?
Answer: ______________ cards
4Rosa read 33 pages. Ben read 27 fewer pages than Rosa. How many pages did Ben read?
Answer: ______________ pages
5Ben bakes some cookies. Then Ben bakes 14 more cookies. Now there are 19 cookies. How many cookies did Ben bake at first?
Answer: ______________ cookies
6Sam has 38 crayons. 6 are red and the rest are blue. How many crayons are blue?
Answer: ______________ crayons
7Some kids are on the bus. At the next stop, 26 more kids get on. Now 39 kids are on the bus. How many kids were on the bus at first?
Answer: ______________ kids
8Lily bakes 6 cookies. Then Lily bakes 8 more cookies. How many cookies are there now?
Answer: ______________ cookies
9Nora picked 70 strawberries. Mei picked 21 strawberries. How many more strawberries did Nora pick than Mei?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
106 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, 3 more kids get on. How many kids are on the bus now?
Answer: ______________ kids
11Maya found 49 shells. Jamal found 29 fewer shells than Maya. How many shells did Jamal find?
Answer: ______________ shells
12Omar has 32 marbles. Zoe has 30 more marbles than Omar. How many marbles does Zoe have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 50 marbles
- 2. 6 balloons
- 3. 80 cards
- 4. 6 pages
- 5. 5 cookies
- 6. 32 crayons
- 7. 13 kids
- 8. 14 cookies
- 9. 49 strawberries
- 10. 9 kids
- 11. 20 shells
- 12. 62 marbles
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