πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam has 52 cards. Sam has 29 more cards than Maya. How many cards does Maya have?
Answer: ______________ cards
2Ben finds 53 shells at the beach. Then Ben finds 11 more shells. How many shells does Ben have now?
Answer: ______________ shells
3Nora has 36 marbles. Nora has 17 fewer marbles than Omar. How many marbles does Omar have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
4Mei has 18 cards. Mei has 2 more cards than Omar. How many cards does Omar have?
Answer: ______________ cards
5Aiden has 20 cards. Mei has 37 more cards than Aiden. How many cards does Mei have?
Answer: ______________ cards
6Jamal picked 27 strawberries. Maya picked 23 fewer strawberries than Jamal. How many strawberries did Maya pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
7Maya picked 14 strawberries. Jamal picked 5 strawberries. How many more strawberries did Maya pick than Jamal?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
8Leo read 10 pages. Leo read 7 fewer pages than Maya. How many pages did Maya read?
Answer: ______________ pages
9Lily has 48 marbles. Lily has 27 more marbles than Omar. How many marbles does Omar have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
10Theo has 8 marbles. Mei has 16 more marbles than Theo. How many marbles does Mei have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
11Ana has 81 cards. Omar has 45 fewer cards than Ana. How many cards does Omar have?
Answer: ______________ cards
12Maya has 60 cards. Zoe has 50 cards. How many more cards does Maya have than Zoe?
Answer: ______________ cards
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 23 cards
- 2. 64 shells
- 3. 53 marbles
- 4. 16 cards
- 5. 57 cards
- 6. 4 strawberries
- 7. 9 strawberries
- 8. 17 pages
- 9. 21 marbles
- 10. 24 marbles
- 11. 36 cards
- 12. 10 cards
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