πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Theo read 25 pages. Kai read 21 fewer pages than Theo. How many pages did Kai read?
Answer: ______________ pages
2Lily has 14 marbles. Theo has 26 more marbles than Lily. How many marbles does Theo have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
3Lily has 89 cards. Sam has 14 fewer cards than Lily. How many cards does Sam have?
Answer: ______________ cards
4Maya has some stickers. Maya gives 31 stickers to Ana. Now Maya has 47 stickers left. How many stickers did Maya have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
5Priya baked 32 muffins. Ben baked 25 fewer muffins than Priya. How many muffins did Ben bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
6Ana picked 16 strawberries. Lily picked 4 strawberries. How many more strawberries did Ana pick than Lily?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
7Aiden read 75 pages. Ben read 33 pages. How many more pages did Aiden read than Ben?
Answer: ______________ pages
8Ben has 28 cards. Omar has 26 more cards than Ben. How many cards does Omar have?
Answer: ______________ cards
98 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, 5 kids get off. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
10Leo finds 9 shells at the beach. Then Leo finds some more shells. Now Leo has 14 shells. How many more shells did Leo find?
Answer: ______________ shells
11Kai caught 11 fish. Leo caught 9 fewer fish than Kai. How many fish did Leo catch?
Answer: ______________ fish
12Lily has 30 cards. Sam has 8 more cards than Lily. How many cards does Sam have?
Answer: ______________ cards
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 4 pages
- 2. 40 marbles
- 3. 75 cards
- 4. 78 stickers
- 5. 7 muffins
- 6. 12 strawberries
- 7. 42 pages
- 8. 54 cards
- 9. 3 kids
- 10. 5 shells
- 11. 2 fish
- 12. 38 cards
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