πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily finds 21 shells at the beach. Then Lily finds 23 more shells. How many shells does Lily have now?
Answer: ______________ shells
2Mei has 36 marbles. Priya has 15 marbles. How many fewer marbles does Priya have than Mei?
Answer: ______________ marbles
3Some ducks swim in a pond. 7 ducks waddle away. Now 12 ducks are left in the pond. How many ducks were in the pond at first?
Answer: ______________ ducks
42 frogs sit on a log. 4 more frogs hop onto the log. How many frogs are on the log now?
Answer: ______________ frogs
5Aiden finds some shells at the beach. Aiden gives 78 shells to Jamal. Now Aiden has 7 shells left. How many shells did Aiden find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
6Mei finds 78 shells at the beach. Mei gives some shells to Leo. Now Mei has 28 shells left. How many shells did Mei give to Leo?
Answer: ______________ shells
7A tank has 21 fish. 18 are blue and the rest are striped. How many fish are striped?
Answer: ______________ fish
8Theo has 60 cards. Zoe has 24 cards. How many more cards does Theo have than Zoe?
Answer: ______________ cards
9Zoe has 50 marbles. Kai has 22 marbles. How many fewer marbles does Kai have than Zoe?
Answer: ______________ marbles
10Omar has 8 stickers. Zoe gives Omar some more stickers. Now Omar has 56 stickers. How many stickers did Zoe give Omar?
Answer: ______________ stickers
11Rosa has 6 cards. Nora has 7 more cards than Rosa. How many cards does Nora have?
Answer: ______________ cards
12Rosa finds some shells at the beach. Then Rosa finds 65 more shells. Now Rosa has 89 shells. How many shells did Rosa find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 44 shells
- 2. 21 marbles
- 3. 19 ducks
- 4. 6 frogs
- 5. 85 shells
- 6. 50 shells
- 7. 3 fish
- 8. 36 cards
- 9. 28 marbles
- 10. 48 stickers
- 11. 13 cards
- 12. 24 shells
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