πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam has 88 crayons. 45 are red and the rest are blue. How many crayons are blue?
Answer: ______________ crayons
2Rosa has 60 stickers. Maya has 37 stickers. How many fewer stickers does Maya have than Rosa?
Answer: ______________ stickers
3Nora picked 41 strawberries. Sam picked 30 more strawberries than Nora. How many strawberries did Sam pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
4Omar baked 53 muffins. Zoe baked 42 fewer muffins than Omar. How many muffins did Zoe bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
5Some kids are on the bus. At the next stop, 9 kids get off. Now 4 kids are still on the bus. How many kids were on the bus at first?
Answer: ______________ kids
6Lily bakes some cookies. The family eats 20 of the cookies. Now there are 36 cookies left. How many cookies did Lily bake at first?
Answer: ______________ cookies
7Ben puts 27 red flowers and 2 yellow flowers in a vase. How many flowers are in the vase?
Answer: ______________ flowers
8Nora has 48 marbles. Rosa has 17 marbles. How many more marbles does Nora have than Rosa?
Answer: ______________ marbles
9Kai found 52 shells. Theo found 10 more shells than Kai. How many shells did Theo find?
Answer: ______________ shells
10Omar has 24 cards. Rosa has 14 cards. How many more cards does Omar have than Rosa?
Answer: ______________ cards
11There are 35 red apples and 2 green apples in a basket. How many apples are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ apples
12Lily found 95 shells. Zoe found 75 shells. How many fewer shells did Zoe find than Lily?
Answer: ______________ shells
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 43 crayons
- 2. 23 stickers
- 3. 71 strawberries
- 4. 11 muffins
- 5. 13 kids
- 6. 56 cookies
- 7. 29 flowers
- 8. 31 marbles
- 9. 62 shells
- 10. 10 cards
- 11. 37 apples
- 12. 20 shells
Practice this lesson online with games that adjust to your child: agarwalmath.com/math/2nd-grade/word-add-sub