πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden has 100 marbles. Nora has 2 marbles. How many more marbles does Aiden have than Nora?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2Ana has some stickers. Kai gives Ana 28 more stickers. Now Ana has 40 stickers. How many stickers did Ana have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
3Rosa has some stickers. Rosa gives 5 stickers to Ben. Now Rosa has 11 stickers left. How many stickers did Rosa have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
4Rosa picks 38 apples. Rosa puts 15 apples in a pie. How many apples does Rosa have left?
Answer: ______________ apples
5Maya picked 42 strawberries. Jamal picked 14 strawberries. How many fewer strawberries did Jamal pick than Maya?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
6Mei baked 48 muffins. Priya baked 19 muffins. How many fewer muffins did Priya bake than Mei?
Answer: ______________ muffins
7Kai finds 6 shells at the beach. Then Kai finds 53 more shells. How many shells does Kai have now?
Answer: ______________ shells
8There are some cars in a parking lot. 6 cars drive away. Now there are 23 cars left in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?
Answer: ______________ cars
9The class library has 5 books. 2 are storybooks and the rest are science books. How many science books are there?
Answer: ______________ books
10The class library has 58 books. 36 are storybooks and the rest are science books. How many science books are there?
Answer: ______________ books
1117 ducks swim in a pond. 8 ducks waddle away. How many ducks are left in the pond?
Answer: ______________ ducks
12Maya finds some shells at the beach. Maya gives 66 shells to Priya. Now Maya has 17 shells left. How many shells did Maya find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 98 marbles
- 2. 12 stickers
- 3. 16 stickers
- 4. 23 apples
- 5. 28 strawberries
- 6. 29 muffins
- 7. 59 shells
- 8. 29 cars
- 9. 3 books
- 10. 22 books
- 11. 9 ducks
- 12. 83 shells
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