πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Theo has 18 marbles. Theo has 78 fewer marbles than Lily. How many marbles does Lily have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2Kai picks 76 apples. Kai puts some apples in a pie. Now Kai has 40 apples left. How many apples went in the pie?
Answer: ______________ apples
3Zoe picked 6 strawberries. Zoe picked 7 fewer strawberries than Lily. How many strawberries did Lily pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
4Omar baked 51 muffins. Omar baked 38 more muffins than Jamal. How many muffins did Jamal bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
5Omar has 18 stickers. Rosa gives Omar 39 more stickers. How many stickers does Omar have now?
Answer: ______________ stickers
6Leo read 67 pages. Lily read 65 pages. How many more pages did Leo read than Lily?
Answer: ______________ pages
7Rosa read 21 pages. Rosa read 3 more pages than Zoe. How many pages did Zoe read?
Answer: ______________ pages
8Priya has 10 marbles. Priya has 35 fewer marbles than Mei. How many marbles does Mei have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
9Omar read 69 pages. Omar read 11 fewer pages than Rosa. How many pages did Rosa read?
Answer: ______________ pages
10There are 24 birds in a tree. Some birds fly away. Now there are 9 birds left in the tree. How many birds flew away?
Answer: ______________ birds
11Kai found 9 shells. Kai found 4 more shells than Mei. How many shells did Mei find?
Answer: ______________ shells
12Priya found 13 shells. Priya found 51 fewer shells than Lily. How many shells did Lily find?
Answer: ______________ shells
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 96 marbles
- 2. 36 apples
- 3. 13 strawberries
- 4. 13 muffins
- 5. 57 stickers
- 6. 2 pages
- 7. 18 pages
- 8. 45 marbles
- 9. 80 pages
- 10. 15 birds
- 11. 5 shells
- 12. 64 shells
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