πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya has 27 stickers. Priya has 22 more stickers than Ben. How many stickers does Ben have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
2Rosa puts 13 red flowers and 5 yellow flowers in a vase. How many flowers are in the vase?
Answer: ______________ flowers
3Priya bakes some cookies. Then Priya bakes 48 more cookies. Now there are 57 cookies. How many cookies did Priya bake at first?
Answer: ______________ cookies
4Theo picks some apples. Theo puts 79 apples in a pie. Now Theo has 20 apples left. How many apples did Theo pick at first?
Answer: ______________ apples
5Nora read 11 pages. Nora read 3 more pages than Sam. How many pages did Sam read?
Answer: ______________ pages
6Maya baked 40 muffins. Maya baked 2 more muffins than Rosa. How many muffins did Rosa bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
7Ana has 96 cards. Ana has 53 more cards than Maya. How many cards does Maya have?
Answer: ______________ cards
8Zoe found 97 shells. Zoe found 93 more shells than Nora. How many shells did Nora find?
Answer: ______________ shells
9Sam baked 65 muffins. Nora baked 37 muffins. How many more muffins did Sam bake than Nora?
Answer: ______________ muffins
109 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, some kids get off. Now 3 kids are still on the bus. How many kids got off?
Answer: ______________ kids
11There are some cars in a parking lot. 2 more cars drive in. Now there are 7 cars in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?
Answer: ______________ cars
12Omar has 22 cards. Omar has 26 fewer cards than Ben. How many cards does Ben have?
Answer: ______________ cards
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 5 stickers
- 2. 18 flowers
- 3. 9 cookies
- 4. 99 apples
- 5. 8 pages
- 6. 38 muffins
- 7. 43 cards
- 8. 4 shells
- 9. 28 muffins
- 10. 6 kids
- 11. 5 cars
- 12. 48 cards
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