πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Ben finds 90 shells at the beach. Ben gives 31 shells to Sam. How many shells does Ben have left?
Answer: ______________ shells
2Zoe has 96 marbles. Rosa has 82 marbles. How many more marbles does Zoe have than Rosa?
Answer: ______________ marbles
3Nora picks some apples. Nora puts 2 apples in a pie. Now Nora has 62 apples left. How many apples did Nora pick at first?
Answer: ______________ apples
4A tank has 30 fish. 27 are blue and the rest are striped. How many fish are striped?
Answer: ______________ fish
5Lily has 51 red crayons and 10 blue crayons. How many crayons does Lily have?
Answer: ______________ crayons
6Nora has 31 cards. Lily has 12 cards. How many more cards does Nora have than Lily?
Answer: ______________ cards
7Omar has 6 stickers. Kai has 5 more stickers than Omar. How many stickers does Kai have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
8Priya baked 22 muffins. Theo baked 20 fewer muffins than Priya. How many muffins did Theo bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
9Theo has 96 marbles. Aiden has 81 marbles. How many fewer marbles does Aiden have than Theo?
Answer: ______________ marbles
10Mei found 24 shells. Aiden found 2 fewer shells than Mei. How many shells did Aiden find?
Answer: ______________ shells
11There are 35 cars in a parking lot. 61 more cars drive in. How many cars are in the lot now?
Answer: ______________ cars
12There are 20 apples in a basket. 12 are red and the rest are green. How many apples are green?
Answer: ______________ apples
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 59 shells
- 2. 14 marbles
- 3. 64 apples
- 4. 3 fish
- 5. 61 crayons
- 6. 19 cards
- 7. 11 stickers
- 8. 2 muffins
- 9. 15 marbles
- 10. 22 shells
- 11. 96 cars
- 12. 8 apples
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