πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Mei picks 21 apples. Then Mei picks some more apples. Now Mei has 56 apples. How many more apples did Mei pick?
Answer: ______________ apples
2Priya finds some shells at the beach. Priya gives 69 shells to Sam. Now Priya has 14 shells left. How many shells did Priya find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
3Mei has 78 marbles. Sam has 10 marbles. How many more marbles does Mei have than Sam?
Answer: ______________ marbles
4Leo picks some apples. Then Leo picks 53 more apples. Now Leo has 61 apples. How many apples did Leo pick at first?
Answer: ______________ apples
5The class library has 51 books. 20 are storybooks and the rest are science books. How many science books are there?
Answer: ______________ books
6Lily has 35 stickers. Ben gives Lily 38 more stickers. How many stickers does Lily have now?
Answer: ______________ stickers
7Rosa baked 72 muffins. Sam baked 15 muffins. How many fewer muffins did Sam bake than Rosa?
Answer: ______________ muffins
8Ben has 27 stickers. Leo has 21 fewer stickers than Ben. How many stickers does Leo have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
9Maya picks 10 apples. Then Maya picks 76 more apples. How many apples does Maya have now?
Answer: ______________ apples
10Jamal bakes some cookies. Then Jamal bakes 32 more cookies. Now there are 49 cookies. How many cookies did Jamal bake at first?
Answer: ______________ cookies
11Sam has some stickers. Aiden gives Sam 4 more stickers. Now Sam has 40 stickers. How many stickers did Sam have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
12Sam has 72 stickers. Jamal has 35 stickers. How many fewer stickers does Jamal have than Sam?
Answer: ______________ stickers
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 35 apples
- 2. 83 shells
- 3. 68 marbles
- 4. 8 apples
- 5. 31 books
- 6. 73 stickers
- 7. 57 muffins
- 8. 6 stickers
- 9. 86 apples
- 10. 17 cookies
- 11. 36 stickers
- 12. 37 stickers
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