πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Jamal picked 60 strawberries. Zoe picked 32 strawberries. How many fewer strawberries did Zoe pick than Jamal?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
2Mei baked 84 muffins. Aiden baked 35 muffins. How many more muffins did Mei bake than Aiden?
Answer: ______________ muffins
3Mei picked 25 strawberries. Mei picked 2 fewer strawberries than Rosa. How many strawberries did Rosa pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
4Theo has 72 stickers. Theo has 39 more stickers than Nora. How many stickers does Nora have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
5There are some cars in a parking lot. 43 more cars drive in. Now there are 51 cars in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?
Answer: ______________ cars
6Theo found 46 shells. Theo found 24 more shells than Ben. How many shells did Ben find?
Answer: ______________ shells
7Mei has 14 marbles. Mei has 44 fewer marbles than Theo. How many marbles does Theo have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
8Omar finds some shells at the beach. Omar gives 9 shells to Rosa. Now Omar has 5 shells left. How many shells did Omar find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
9Zoe has 75 stickers. Zoe has 31 more stickers than Maya. How many stickers does Maya have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
10Zoe has 6 marbles. Zoe has 16 fewer marbles than Lily. How many marbles does Lily have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
11Zoe has 24 marbles. Zoe has 13 fewer marbles than Ben. How many marbles does Ben have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
12Leo baked 30 muffins. Leo baked 5 more muffins than Ana. How many muffins did Ana bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 28 strawberries
- 2. 49 muffins
- 3. 27 strawberries
- 4. 33 stickers
- 5. 8 cars
- 6. 22 shells
- 7. 58 marbles
- 8. 14 shells
- 9. 44 stickers
- 10. 22 marbles
- 11. 37 marbles
- 12. 25 muffins
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