πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Rosa picked 14 strawberries. Jamal picked 10 strawberries. How many fewer strawberries did Jamal pick than Rosa?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
2There are 23 apples in a basket. 14 are red and the rest are green. How many apples are green?
Answer: ______________ apples
3The class library has 37 storybooks and 52 science books. How many books are in the class library?
Answer: ______________ books
4There are some birds in a tree. 24 birds fly away. Now there are 6 birds left in the tree. How many birds were in the tree at first?
Answer: ______________ birds
5Ana has some stickers. Ana gives 46 stickers to Maya. Now Ana has 38 stickers left. How many stickers did Ana have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
6Maya has some stickers. Ben gives Maya 40 more stickers. Now Maya has 62 stickers. How many stickers did Maya have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
7Mei baked 41 muffins. Nora baked 14 muffins. How many fewer muffins did Nora bake than Mei?
Answer: ______________ muffins
8Sam bakes 38 cookies. The family eats some of the cookies. Now there are 12 cookies left. How many cookies did the family eat?
Answer: ______________ cookies
9Rosa has some balloons. 2 balloons float away. Now Rosa has 14 balloons left. How many balloons did Rosa have at first?
Answer: ______________ balloons
10Aiden picks 10 apples. Then Aiden picks some more apples. Now Aiden has 44 apples. How many more apples did Aiden pick?
Answer: ______________ apples
11Zoe finds some shells at the beach. Zoe gives 60 shells to Jamal. Now Zoe has 11 shells left. How many shells did Zoe find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
12The class library has 2 storybooks and 11 science books. How many books are in the class library?
Answer: ______________ books
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 4 strawberries
- 2. 9 apples
- 3. 89 books
- 4. 30 birds
- 5. 84 stickers
- 6. 22 stickers
- 7. 27 muffins
- 8. 26 cookies
- 9. 16 balloons
- 10. 34 apples
- 11. 71 shells
- 12. 13 books
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