πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Theo finds 91 shells at the beach. Theo gives 79 shells to Lily. How many shells does Theo have left?
Answer: ______________ shells
2Ben picks 8 apples. Then Ben picks 9 more apples. How many apples does Ben have now?
Answer: ______________ apples
3Rosa finds 59 shells at the beach. Rosa gives 29 shells to Nora. How many shells does Rosa have left?
Answer: ______________ shells
4Lily found 53 shells. Maya found 44 fewer shells than Lily. How many shells did Maya find?
Answer: ______________ shells
5Jamal picked 27 strawberries. Maya picked 29 more strawberries than Jamal. How many strawberries did Maya pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
6Maya finds some shells at the beach. Maya gives 27 shells to Priya. Now Maya has 9 shells left. How many shells did Maya find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
7Ben picks 82 apples. Ben puts 55 apples in a pie. How many apples does Ben have left?
Answer: ______________ apples
8Maya has 54 stickers. Maya gives some stickers to Ana. Now Maya has 13 stickers left. How many stickers did Maya give to Ana?
Answer: ______________ stickers
9Ana picks 49 apples. Ana puts some apples in a pie. Now Ana has 18 apples left. How many apples went in the pie?
Answer: ______________ apples
10Jamal finds some shells at the beach. Then Jamal finds 34 more shells. Now Jamal has 50 shells. How many shells did Jamal find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
11Omar picks 24 apples. Omar puts some apples in a pie. Now Omar has 13 apples left. How many apples went in the pie?
Answer: ______________ apples
12Jamal finds 26 shells at the beach. Then Jamal finds some more shells. Now Jamal has 45 shells. How many more shells did Jamal find?
Answer: ______________ shells
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 12 shells
- 2. 17 apples
- 3. 30 shells
- 4. 9 shells
- 5. 56 strawberries
- 6. 36 shells
- 7. 27 apples
- 8. 41 stickers
- 9. 31 apples
- 10. 16 shells
- 11. 11 apples
- 12. 19 shells
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