πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya has 40 marbles. Nora has 20 marbles. How many more marbles does Priya have than Nora?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2Kai has 46 stickers. Kai gives 36 stickers to Jamal. How many stickers does Kai have left?
Answer: ______________ stickers
3Omar has some stickers. Aiden gives Omar 23 more stickers. Now Omar has 69 stickers. How many stickers did Omar have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
4Aiden picks 68 apples. Then Aiden picks 2 more apples. How many apples does Aiden have now?
Answer: ______________ apples
529 ducks swim in a pond. 22 ducks waddle away. How many ducks are left in the pond?
Answer: ______________ ducks
6There are 30 cars in a parking lot. Some more cars drive in. Now there are 88 cars in the lot. How many cars drove in?
Answer: ______________ cars
7Aiden bakes 36 cookies. The family eats some of the cookies. Now there are 12 cookies left. How many cookies did the family eat?
Answer: ______________ cookies
8Kai bakes some cookies. Then Kai bakes 47 more cookies. Now there are 54 cookies. How many cookies did Kai bake at first?
Answer: ______________ cookies
9Zoe has 2 cards. Sam has 6 more cards than Zoe. How many cards does Sam have?
Answer: ______________ cards
1012 frogs sit on a log. Some frogs jump into the pond. Now 8 frogs are left on the log. How many frogs jumped into the pond?
Answer: ______________ frogs
11Aiden picked 58 strawberries. Mei picked 54 strawberries. How many fewer strawberries did Mei pick than Aiden?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
12Some kids are on the bus. At the next stop, 10 kids get off. Now 15 kids are still on the bus. How many kids were on the bus at first?
Answer: ______________ kids
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 20 marbles
- 2. 10 stickers
- 3. 46 stickers
- 4. 70 apples
- 5. 7 ducks
- 6. 58 cars
- 7. 24 cookies
- 8. 7 cookies
- 9. 8 cards
- 10. 4 frogs
- 11. 4 strawberries
- 12. 25 kids
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