πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar has 5 cards. Theo has 3 cards. How many more cards does Omar have than Theo?
Answer: ______________ cards
2Ana read 33 pages. Rosa read 56 more pages than Ana. How many pages did Rosa read?
Answer: ______________ pages
3Mei picks some apples. Then Mei picks 58 more apples. Now Mei has 85 apples. How many apples did Mei pick at first?
Answer: ______________ apples
4The class library has 31 books. 28 are storybooks and the rest are science books. How many science books are there?
Answer: ______________ books
5Ana baked 48 muffins. Nora baked 40 more muffins than Ana. How many muffins did Nora bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
6Nora has 15 red crayons and 22 blue crayons. How many crayons does Nora have?
Answer: ______________ crayons
728 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, some kids get off. Now 13 kids are still on the bus. How many kids got off?
Answer: ______________ kids
8Omar finds 36 shells at the beach. Then Omar finds some more shells. Now Omar has 100 shells. How many more shells did Omar find?
Answer: ______________ shells
9Rosa baked 39 muffins. Ben baked 9 muffins. How many fewer muffins did Ben bake than Rosa?
Answer: ______________ muffins
10Sam picks 13 apples. Then Sam picks 73 more apples. How many apples does Sam have now?
Answer: ______________ apples
11There are 53 cars in a parking lot. 7 cars drive away. How many cars are left in the lot?
Answer: ______________ cars
12Rosa finds 27 shells at the beach. Then Rosa finds 37 more shells. How many shells does Rosa have now?
Answer: ______________ shells
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 2 cards
- 2. 89 pages
- 3. 27 apples
- 4. 3 books
- 5. 88 muffins
- 6. 37 crayons
- 7. 15 kids
- 8. 64 shells
- 9. 30 muffins
- 10. 86 apples
- 11. 46 cars
- 12. 64 shells
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