πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar picks 12 apples. Then Omar picks 43 more apples. How many apples does Omar have now?
Answer: ______________ apples
2Ben has some stickers. Ben gives 18 stickers to Priya. Now Ben has 25 stickers left. How many stickers did Ben have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
3Sam picked 33 strawberries. Kai picked 48 more strawberries than Sam. How many strawberries did Kai pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
4Mei picked 60 strawberries. Nora picked 18 more strawberries than Mei. How many strawberries did Nora pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
5Lily picked 66 strawberries. Mei picked 50 strawberries. How many fewer strawberries did Mei pick than Lily?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
6Theo found 38 shells. Zoe found 12 shells. How many more shells did Theo find than Zoe?
Answer: ______________ shells
7Jamal has 87 stickers. Jamal gives some stickers to Zoe. Now Jamal has 5 stickers left. How many stickers did Jamal give to Zoe?
Answer: ______________ stickers
8There are 33 cars in a parking lot. 14 more cars drive in. How many cars are in the lot now?
Answer: ______________ cars
9Maya picked 8 strawberries. Lily picked 17 more strawberries than Maya. How many strawberries did Lily pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
10Theo picks 63 apples. Theo puts 53 apples in a pie. How many apples does Theo have left?
Answer: ______________ apples
11There are some cars in a parking lot. 53 more cars drive in. Now there are 98 cars in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?
Answer: ______________ cars
12Kai has 68 cards. Theo has 24 cards. How many fewer cards does Theo have than Kai?
Answer: ______________ cards
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 55 apples
- 2. 43 stickers
- 3. 81 strawberries
- 4. 78 strawberries
- 5. 16 strawberries
- 6. 26 shells
- 7. 82 stickers
- 8. 47 cars
- 9. 25 strawberries
- 10. 10 apples
- 11. 45 cars
- 12. 44 cards
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