πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Ana found 23 shells. Ana found 32 fewer shells than Zoe. How many shells did Zoe find?
Answer: ______________ shells
2Sam has 54 marbles. Sam has 35 fewer marbles than Priya. How many marbles does Priya have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
3Sam picked 24 strawberries. Sam picked 4 fewer strawberries than Priya. How many strawberries did Priya pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
4Theo found 54 shells. Theo found 36 more shells than Kai. How many shells did Kai find?
Answer: ______________ shells
5Nora bakes 19 cookies. Then Nora bakes 36 more cookies. How many cookies are there now?
Answer: ______________ cookies
6There are 7 cars in a parking lot. 3 cars drive away. How many cars are left in the lot?
Answer: ______________ cars
7Mei baked 22 muffins. Mei baked 6 more muffins than Ben. How many muffins did Ben bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
8Lily bakes 44 cookies. The family eats some of the cookies. Now there are 40 cookies left. How many cookies did the family eat?
Answer: ______________ cookies
9Aiden read 52 pages. Aiden read 17 fewer pages than Maya. How many pages did Maya read?
Answer: ______________ pages
10Zoe has 23 marbles. Zoe has 4 fewer marbles than Theo. How many marbles does Theo have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
11Ana has 19 cards. Ana has 14 more cards than Priya. How many cards does Priya have?
Answer: ______________ cards
12Maya baked 79 muffins. Maya baked 15 fewer muffins than Zoe. How many muffins did Zoe bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 55 shells
- 2. 89 marbles
- 3. 28 strawberries
- 4. 18 shells
- 5. 55 cookies
- 6. 4 cars
- 7. 16 muffins
- 8. 4 cookies
- 9. 69 pages
- 10. 27 marbles
- 11. 5 cards
- 12. 94 muffins
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