πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya found 21 shells. Theo found 3 shells. How many fewer shells did Theo find than Maya?
Answer: ______________ shells
2Kai has 11 marbles. Nora has 3 marbles. How many fewer marbles does Nora have than Kai?
Answer: ______________ marbles
3Aiden caught 20 fish. Leo caught 12 fish. How many more fish did Aiden catch than Leo?
Answer: ______________ fish
4Rosa has 81 stickers. Ben has 50 fewer stickers than Rosa. How many stickers does Ben have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
5Kai has 15 balloons. 9 balloons float away. How many balloons does Kai have left?
Answer: ______________ balloons
6There are 18 cars in a parking lot. Some cars drive away. Now there are 12 cars left in the lot. How many cars drove away?
Answer: ______________ cars
7Maya finds 13 shells at the beach. Then Maya finds 70 more shells. How many shells does Maya have now?
Answer: ______________ shells
8Aiden has 38 cards. Kai has 26 cards. How many more cards does Aiden have than Kai?
Answer: ______________ cards
9Sam finds some shells at the beach. Then Sam finds 6 more shells. Now Sam has 31 shells. How many shells did Sam find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
10Theo has 94 marbles. Mei has 30 marbles. How many more marbles does Theo have than Mei?
Answer: ______________ marbles
11There are 21 birds in a tree. Some birds fly away. Now there are 11 birds left in the tree. How many birds flew away?
Answer: ______________ birds
12There are 23 red apples and 34 green apples in a basket. How many apples are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ apples
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 18 shells
- 2. 8 marbles
- 3. 8 fish
- 4. 31 stickers
- 5. 6 balloons
- 6. 6 cars
- 7. 83 shells
- 8. 12 cards
- 9. 25 shells
- 10. 64 marbles
- 11. 10 birds
- 12. 57 apples
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