πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The class library has 2 storybooks and 4 science books. How many books are in the class library?
Answer: ______________ books
2Ana picked 88 strawberries. Kai picked 81 strawberries. How many more strawberries did Ana pick than Kai?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
3Sam bakes 8 cookies. Then Sam bakes some more cookies. Now there are 34 cookies. How many more cookies did Sam bake?
Answer: ______________ cookies
4Sam bakes some cookies. The family eats 14 of the cookies. Now there are 13 cookies left. How many cookies did Sam bake at first?
Answer: ______________ cookies
5Priya read 30 pages. Lily read 28 fewer pages than Priya. How many pages did Lily read?
Answer: ______________ pages
6Lily finds 73 shells at the beach. Lily gives some shells to Theo. Now Lily has 9 shells left. How many shells did Lily give to Theo?
Answer: ______________ shells
7The class library has 85 books. 17 are storybooks and the rest are science books. How many science books are there?
Answer: ______________ books
8The class library has 82 books. 8 are storybooks and the rest are science books. How many science books are there?
Answer: ______________ books
9Zoe baked 67 muffins. Jamal baked 14 muffins. How many more muffins did Zoe bake than Jamal?
Answer: ______________ muffins
10Priya finds 98 shells at the beach. Priya gives some shells to Rosa. Now Priya has 14 shells left. How many shells did Priya give to Rosa?
Answer: ______________ shells
11Theo baked 13 muffins. Aiden baked 4 muffins. How many fewer muffins did Aiden bake than Theo?
Answer: ______________ muffins
12Leo picks some apples. Leo puts 22 apples in a pie. Now Leo has 5 apples left. How many apples did Leo pick at first?
Answer: ______________ apples
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 6 books
- 2. 7 strawberries
- 3. 26 cookies
- 4. 27 cookies
- 5. 2 pages
- 6. 64 shells
- 7. 68 books
- 8. 74 books
- 9. 53 muffins
- 10. 84 shells
- 11. 9 muffins
- 12. 27 apples
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