πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Mei found 36 shells. Leo found 24 shells. How many more shells did Mei find than Leo?
Answer: ______________ shells
2There are 8 birds in a tree. 10 more birds fly to the tree. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
3Kai picked 83 strawberries. Jamal picked 27 strawberries. How many fewer strawberries did Jamal pick than Kai?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
4Omar picks some apples. Then Omar picks 42 more apples. Now Omar has 61 apples. How many apples did Omar pick at first?
Answer: ______________ apples
5Aiden has 80 stickers. Ben has 56 stickers. How many fewer stickers does Ben have than Aiden?
Answer: ______________ stickers
6There are some cars in a parking lot. 14 cars drive away. Now there are 58 cars left in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?
Answer: ______________ cars
7Aiden has 93 stickers. Rosa has 50 fewer stickers than Aiden. How many stickers does Rosa have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
8Nora found 22 shells. Zoe found 4 more shells than Nora. How many shells did Zoe find?
Answer: ______________ shells
9The class library has 72 storybooks and 10 science books. How many books are in the class library?
Answer: ______________ books
10The class library has 70 books. 23 are storybooks and the rest are science books. How many science books are there?
Answer: ______________ books
11Rosa picked 82 strawberries. Omar picked 27 strawberries. How many more strawberries did Rosa pick than Omar?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
12Aiden has 52 stickers. Aiden gives 38 stickers to Rosa. How many stickers does Aiden have left?
Answer: ______________ stickers
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 12 shells
- 2. 18 birds
- 3. 56 strawberries
- 4. 19 apples
- 5. 24 stickers
- 6. 72 cars
- 7. 43 stickers
- 8. 26 shells
- 9. 82 books
- 10. 47 books
- 11. 55 strawberries
- 12. 14 stickers
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