πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Nora finds 65 shells at the beach. Nora gives 53 shells to Zoe. How many shells does Nora have left?
Answer: ______________ shells
2Theo found 5 shells. Theo found 2 more shells than Priya. How many shells did Priya find?
Answer: ______________ shells
3Maya has 86 cards. Maya has 20 more cards than Rosa. How many cards does Rosa have?
Answer: ______________ cards
4Maya found 88 shells. Maya found 19 more shells than Priya. How many shells did Priya find?
Answer: ______________ shells
5Lily picks 77 apples. Lily puts some apples in a pie. Now Lily has 54 apples left. How many apples went in the pie?
Answer: ______________ apples
6Zoe picks some apples. Zoe puts 31 apples in a pie. Now Zoe has 3 apples left. How many apples did Zoe pick at first?
Answer: ______________ apples
7Ana has 46 stickers. Ana has 2 fewer stickers than Lily. How many stickers does Lily have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
8Omar has 7 cards. Omar has 5 more cards than Priya. How many cards does Priya have?
Answer: ______________ cards
9Nora baked 17 muffins. Maya baked 15 fewer muffins than Nora. How many muffins did Maya bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
10Ana has 29 red crayons and 53 blue crayons. How many crayons does Ana have?
Answer: ______________ crayons
11Omar has 17 cards. Zoe has 28 more cards than Omar. How many cards does Zoe have?
Answer: ______________ cards
12Mei bakes some cookies. Then Mei bakes 32 more cookies. Now there are 36 cookies. How many cookies did Mei bake at first?
Answer: ______________ cookies
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 12 shells
- 2. 3 shells
- 3. 66 cards
- 4. 69 shells
- 5. 23 apples
- 6. 34 apples
- 7. 48 stickers
- 8. 2 cards
- 9. 2 muffins
- 10. 82 crayons
- 11. 45 cards
- 12. 4 cookies
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