πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
121 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, some more kids get on. Now 23 kids are on the bus. How many kids got on?
Answer: ______________ kids
2Jamal baked 60 muffins. Omar baked 7 muffins. How many more muffins did Jamal bake than Omar?
Answer: ______________ muffins
3Ana found 40 shells. Maya found 29 fewer shells than Ana. How many shells did Maya find?
Answer: ______________ shells
4Kai found 77 shells. Mei found 13 shells. How many more shells did Kai find than Mei?
Answer: ______________ shells
5Mei read 71 pages. Lily read 22 more pages than Mei. How many pages did Lily read?
Answer: ______________ pages
6Kai has 3 cards. Priya has 21 more cards than Kai. How many cards does Priya have?
Answer: ______________ cards
7There are some cars in a parking lot. 47 more cars drive in. Now there are 83 cars in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?
Answer: ______________ cars
8Zoe baked 99 muffins. Lily baked 2 muffins. How many fewer muffins did Lily bake than Zoe?
Answer: ______________ muffins
9Nora finds some shells at the beach. Then Nora finds 56 more shells. Now Nora has 60 shells. How many shells did Nora find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
10Some kids are on the bus. At the next stop, 4 kids get off. Now 8 kids are still on the bus. How many kids were on the bus at first?
Answer: ______________ kids
11Lily picked 14 strawberries. Jamal picked 54 more strawberries than Lily. How many strawberries did Jamal pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
12The class library has 37 books. 13 are storybooks and the rest are science books. How many science books are there?
Answer: ______________ books
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 2 kids
- 2. 53 muffins
- 3. 11 shells
- 4. 64 shells
- 5. 93 pages
- 6. 24 cards
- 7. 36 cars
- 8. 97 muffins
- 9. 4 shells
- 10. 12 kids
- 11. 68 strawberries
- 12. 24 books
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