πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Ben finds 20 shells at the beach. Then Ben finds 9 more shells. How many shells does Ben have now?
Answer: ______________ shells
2The class library has 81 storybooks and 11 science books. How many books are in the class library?
Answer: ______________ books
3Rosa read 16 pages. Leo read 13 fewer pages than Rosa. How many pages did Leo read?
Answer: ______________ pages
42 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, some more kids get on. Now 9 kids are on the bus. How many kids got on?
Answer: ______________ kids
5Ben bakes 15 cookies. The family eats 12 of the cookies. How many cookies are left?
Answer: ______________ cookies
6Rosa has 99 marbles. Theo has 6 marbles. How many more marbles does Rosa have than Theo?
Answer: ______________ marbles
7Ana finds 78 shells at the beach. Then Ana finds 11 more shells. How many shells does Ana have now?
Answer: ______________ shells
8Nora finds some shells at the beach. Then Nora finds 39 more shells. Now Nora has 92 shells. How many shells did Nora find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
9Nora has 35 red crayons and 56 blue crayons. How many crayons does Nora have?
Answer: ______________ crayons
10Mei has some balloons. 4 balloons float away. Now Mei has 5 balloons left. How many balloons did Mei have at first?
Answer: ______________ balloons
11The gym has 16 balls. 7 are soccer balls and the rest are basketballs. How many basketballs are there?
Answer: ______________ balls
12Leo finds some shells at the beach. Leo gives 42 shells to Rosa. Now Leo has 30 shells left. How many shells did Leo find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 29 shells
- 2. 92 books
- 3. 3 pages
- 4. 7 kids
- 5. 3 cookies
- 6. 93 marbles
- 7. 89 shells
- 8. 53 shells
- 9. 91 crayons
- 10. 9 balloons
- 11. 9 balls
- 12. 72 shells
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