πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Mei has 16 red crayons and 77 blue crayons. How many crayons does Mei have?
Answer: ______________ crayons
2Ben baked 12 muffins. Ben baked 18 fewer muffins than Aiden. How many muffins did Aiden bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
3Zoe caught 5 fish. Zoe caught 2 fewer fish than Kai. How many fish did Kai catch?
Answer: ______________ fish
4Theo has 87 cards. Theo has 36 more cards than Omar. How many cards does Omar have?
Answer: ______________ cards
5Omar found 26 shells. Omar found 7 fewer shells than Ben. How many shells did Ben find?
Answer: ______________ shells
6The class library has 79 storybooks and 3 science books. How many books are in the class library?
Answer: ______________ books
7Priya read 7 pages. Priya read 9 fewer pages than Ben. How many pages did Ben read?
Answer: ______________ pages
8The class library has 54 books. 8 are storybooks and the rest are science books. How many science books are there?
Answer: ______________ books
9The class library has 96 books. 12 are storybooks and the rest are science books. How many science books are there?
Answer: ______________ books
10Zoe picked 20 strawberries. Rosa picked 6 strawberries. How many fewer strawberries did Rosa pick than Zoe?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
11Kai has some stickers. Kai gives 29 stickers to Aiden. Now Kai has 61 stickers left. How many stickers did Kai have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
12Ben baked 77 muffins. Ben baked 59 more muffins than Nora. How many muffins did Nora bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 93 crayons
- 2. 30 muffins
- 3. 7 fish
- 4. 51 cards
- 5. 33 shells
- 6. 82 books
- 7. 16 pages
- 8. 46 books
- 9. 84 books
- 10. 14 strawberries
- 11. 90 stickers
- 12. 18 muffins
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