πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Kai has 17 marbles. Priya has 3 fewer marbles than Kai. How many marbles does Priya have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2Theo picks 41 apples. Theo puts some apples in a pie. Now Theo has 34 apples left. How many apples went in the pie?
Answer: ______________ apples
3Theo found 5 shells. Mei found 2 more shells than Theo. How many shells did Mei find?
Answer: ______________ shells
4Theo picks some apples. Then Theo picks 92 more apples. Now Theo has 95 apples. How many apples did Theo pick at first?
Answer: ______________ apples
5The class library has 89 storybooks and 3 science books. How many books are in the class library?
Answer: ______________ books
6Zoe has 97 stickers. Lily has 71 stickers. How many more stickers does Zoe have than Lily?
Answer: ______________ stickers
7The class library has 50 storybooks and 44 science books. How many books are in the class library?
Answer: ______________ books
8There are 21 pets at the pet shop. 15 are dogs and the rest are cats. How many cats are there?
Answer: ______________ pets
9Rosa found 36 shells. Kai found 12 shells. How many fewer shells did Kai find than Rosa?
Answer: ______________ shells
10Ben has 10 stickers. Maya has 2 stickers. How many more stickers does Ben have than Maya?
Answer: ______________ stickers
11Omar baked 44 muffins. Sam baked 33 muffins. How many fewer muffins did Sam bake than Omar?
Answer: ______________ muffins
12Jamal read 38 pages. Ana read 7 pages. How many fewer pages did Ana read than Jamal?
Answer: ______________ pages
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 14 marbles
- 2. 7 apples
- 3. 7 shells
- 4. 3 apples
- 5. 92 books
- 6. 26 stickers
- 7. 94 books
- 8. 6 pets
- 9. 24 shells
- 10. 8 stickers
- 11. 11 muffins
- 12. 31 pages
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