πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Kai picked 36 strawberries. Kai picked 25 fewer strawberries than Theo. How many strawberries did Theo pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
2Theo picks 27 apples. Then Theo picks some more apples. Now Theo has 33 apples. How many more apples did Theo pick?
Answer: ______________ apples
3Ben picked 44 strawberries. Ben picked 29 fewer strawberries than Priya. How many strawberries did Priya pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
4Ben baked 39 muffins. Rosa baked 5 muffins. How many more muffins did Ben bake than Rosa?
Answer: ______________ muffins
5Nora bakes some cookies. The family eats 21 of the cookies. Now there are 24 cookies left. How many cookies did Nora bake at first?
Answer: ______________ cookies
6Zoe found 87 shells. Zoe found 55 more shells than Rosa. How many shells did Rosa find?
Answer: ______________ shells
7Priya picked 36 strawberries. Priya picked 8 more strawberries than Mei. How many strawberries did Mei pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
8The class library has 100 books. 52 are storybooks and the rest are science books. How many science books are there?
Answer: ______________ books
9Priya has 67 marbles. Omar has 18 fewer marbles than Priya. How many marbles does Omar have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
10Priya bakes 55 cookies. The family eats some of the cookies. Now there are 38 cookies left. How many cookies did the family eat?
Answer: ______________ cookies
11Ben has 6 cards. Ben has 2 fewer cards than Jamal. How many cards does Jamal have?
Answer: ______________ cards
12Ben caught 6 fish. Ben caught 7 fewer fish than Theo. How many fish did Theo catch?
Answer: ______________ fish
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 61 strawberries
- 2. 6 apples
- 3. 73 strawberries
- 4. 34 muffins
- 5. 45 cookies
- 6. 32 shells
- 7. 28 strawberries
- 8. 48 books
- 9. 49 marbles
- 10. 17 cookies
- 11. 8 cards
- 12. 13 fish
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