πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Ana picks some apples. Ana puts 71 apples in a pie. Now Ana has 8 apples left. How many apples did Ana pick at first?
Answer: ______________ apples
2Zoe read 24 pages. Priya read 14 pages. How many fewer pages did Priya read than Zoe?
Answer: ______________ pages
3Zoe finds 42 shells at the beach. Then Zoe finds 29 more shells. How many shells does Zoe have now?
Answer: ______________ shells
4There are 33 cars in a parking lot. 57 more cars drive in. How many cars are in the lot now?
Answer: ______________ cars
5There are some cars in a parking lot. 23 cars drive away. Now there are 27 cars left in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?
Answer: ______________ cars
6Rosa has 24 red crayons and 23 blue crayons. How many crayons does Rosa have?
Answer: ______________ crayons
7Kai bakes some cookies. Then Kai bakes 8 more cookies. Now there are 37 cookies. How many cookies did Kai bake at first?
Answer: ______________ cookies
8Ben finds some shells at the beach. Ben gives 70 shells to Rosa. Now Ben has 4 shells left. How many shells did Ben find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
9Maya baked 29 muffins. Jamal baked 16 muffins. How many fewer muffins did Jamal bake than Maya?
Answer: ______________ muffins
10Mei has 56 marbles. Sam has 38 marbles. How many fewer marbles does Sam have than Mei?
Answer: ______________ marbles
11Ana picks some apples. Then Ana picks 11 more apples. Now Ana has 53 apples. How many apples did Ana pick at first?
Answer: ______________ apples
12Leo has 45 marbles. Lily has 37 fewer marbles than Leo. How many marbles does Lily have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 79 apples
- 2. 10 pages
- 3. 71 shells
- 4. 90 cars
- 5. 50 cars
- 6. 47 crayons
- 7. 29 cookies
- 8. 74 shells
- 9. 13 muffins
- 10. 18 marbles
- 11. 42 apples
- 12. 8 marbles
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