πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo read 71 pages. Kai read 28 fewer pages than Leo. How many pages did Kai read?
Answer: ______________ pages
2Nora picked 3 strawberries. Mei picked 5 more strawberries than Nora. How many strawberries did Mei pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
3Maya found 35 shells. Leo found 14 more shells than Maya. How many shells did Leo find?
Answer: ______________ shells
4Aiden read 5 pages. Priya read 26 more pages than Aiden. How many pages did Priya read?
Answer: ______________ pages
5Zoe found 10 shells. Nora found 5 fewer shells than Zoe. How many shells did Nora find?
Answer: ______________ shells
6Rosa picked 41 strawberries. Mei picked 36 strawberries. How many fewer strawberries did Mei pick than Rosa?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
7Aiden picked 35 strawberries. Lily picked 22 strawberries. How many more strawberries did Aiden pick than Lily?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
8There are 20 red apples and 37 green apples in a basket. How many apples are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ apples
9Some frogs sit on a log. 3 more frogs hop onto the log. Now 11 frogs are on the log. How many frogs were on the log at first?
Answer: ______________ frogs
10Ana has some stickers. Ana gives 23 stickers to Priya. Now Ana has 17 stickers left. How many stickers did Ana have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
11Jamal has 14 stickers. Kai gives Jamal 79 more stickers. How many stickers does Jamal have now?
Answer: ______________ stickers
12Omar finds some shells at the beach. Omar gives 90 shells to Mei. Now Omar has 4 shells left. How many shells did Omar find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 43 pages
- 2. 8 strawberries
- 3. 49 shells
- 4. 31 pages
- 5. 5 shells
- 6. 5 strawberries
- 7. 13 strawberries
- 8. 57 apples
- 9. 8 frogs
- 10. 40 stickers
- 11. 93 stickers
- 12. 94 shells
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