πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya picked 4 strawberries. Ana picked 25 more strawberries than Priya. How many strawberries did Ana pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
2Mei picks 11 apples. Then Mei picks 68 more apples. How many apples does Mei have now?
Answer: ______________ apples
3Jamal has 39 marbles. Mei has 59 more marbles than Jamal. How many marbles does Mei have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
4Nora has 5 red crayons and 8 blue crayons. How many crayons does Nora have?
Answer: ______________ crayons
5Aiden picks 61 apples. Aiden puts 21 apples in a pie. How many apples does Aiden have left?
Answer: ______________ apples
6The class library has 13 storybooks and 40 science books. How many books are in the class library?
Answer: ______________ books
7Ben finds 71 shells at the beach. Ben gives some shells to Rosa. Now Ben has 38 shells left. How many shells did Ben give to Rosa?
Answer: ______________ shells
8Some kids are on the bus. At the next stop, 35 kids get off. Now 4 kids are still on the bus. How many kids were on the bus at first?
Answer: ______________ kids
9There are some cars in a parking lot. 36 cars drive away. Now there are 19 cars left in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?
Answer: ______________ cars
10Rosa read 20 pages. Ana read 14 fewer pages than Rosa. How many pages did Ana read?
Answer: ______________ pages
11Mei has 23 cards. Zoe has 14 cards. How many fewer cards does Zoe have than Mei?
Answer: ______________ cards
12Maya picked 86 strawberries. Rosa picked 7 strawberries. How many more strawberries did Maya pick than Rosa?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 29 strawberries
- 2. 79 apples
- 3. 98 marbles
- 4. 13 crayons
- 5. 40 apples
- 6. 53 books
- 7. 33 shells
- 8. 39 kids
- 9. 55 cars
- 10. 6 pages
- 11. 9 cards
- 12. 79 strawberries
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