πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Theo bakes 8 cookies. Then Theo bakes 47 more cookies. How many cookies are there now?
Answer: ______________ cookies
2Jamal finds some shells at the beach. Jamal gives 10 shells to Lily. Now Jamal has 24 shells left. How many shells did Jamal find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
318 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, some kids get off. Now 9 kids are still on the bus. How many kids got off?
Answer: ______________ kids
4Zoe has some stickers. Zoe gives 26 stickers to Theo. Now Zoe has 19 stickers left. How many stickers did Zoe have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
5The class library has 92 books. 50 are storybooks and the rest are science books. How many science books are there?
Answer: ______________ books
6There are 71 cars in a parking lot. Some more cars drive in. Now there are 90 cars in the lot. How many cars drove in?
Answer: ______________ cars
7Sam read 55 pages. Jamal read 25 fewer pages than Sam. How many pages did Jamal read?
Answer: ______________ pages
8Theo has 58 red crayons and 16 blue crayons. How many crayons does Theo have?
Answer: ______________ crayons
9There are some cars in a parking lot. 20 more cars drive in. Now there are 30 cars in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?
Answer: ______________ cars
10Aiden picks 80 apples. Aiden puts 13 apples in a pie. How many apples does Aiden have left?
Answer: ______________ apples
11Ben has 43 stickers. Ben gives 15 stickers to Zoe. How many stickers does Ben have left?
Answer: ______________ stickers
12Zoe has 69 stickers. Zoe gives 17 stickers to Lily. How many stickers does Zoe have left?
Answer: ______________ stickers
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 55 cookies
- 2. 34 shells
- 3. 9 kids
- 4. 45 stickers
- 5. 42 books
- 6. 19 cars
- 7. 30 pages
- 8. 74 crayons
- 9. 10 cars
- 10. 67 apples
- 11. 28 stickers
- 12. 52 stickers
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