πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily finds 69 shells at the beach. Then Lily finds some more shells. Now Lily has 89 shells. How many more shells did Lily find?
Answer: ______________ shells
2Mei has some stickers. Mei gives 73 stickers to Omar. Now Mei has 2 stickers left. How many stickers did Mei have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
3Kai has some stickers. Jamal gives Kai 64 more stickers. Now Kai has 90 stickers. How many stickers did Kai have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
4Maya read 27 pages. Aiden read 12 pages. How many fewer pages did Aiden read than Maya?
Answer: ______________ pages
5Zoe has 60 marbles. Sam has 26 marbles. How many more marbles does Zoe have than Sam?
Answer: ______________ marbles
6Sam has 16 cards. Theo has 13 cards. How many more cards does Sam have than Theo?
Answer: ______________ cards
7Nora finds 47 shells at the beach. Nora gives 15 shells to Omar. How many shells does Nora have left?
Answer: ______________ shells
8Maya has 29 marbles. Aiden has 6 more marbles than Maya. How many marbles does Aiden have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
9Sam read 32 pages. Aiden read 24 pages. How many fewer pages did Aiden read than Sam?
Answer: ______________ pages
10There are 9 cars in a parking lot. 3 cars drive away. How many cars are left in the lot?
Answer: ______________ cars
11Rosa has 83 crayons. 39 are red and the rest are blue. How many crayons are blue?
Answer: ______________ crayons
12There are 44 cars in a parking lot. Some cars drive away. Now there are 39 cars left in the lot. How many cars drove away?
Answer: ______________ cars
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 20 shells
- 2. 75 stickers
- 3. 26 stickers
- 4. 15 pages
- 5. 34 marbles
- 6. 3 cards
- 7. 32 shells
- 8. 35 marbles
- 9. 8 pages
- 10. 6 cars
- 11. 44 crayons
- 12. 5 cars
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