πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Nora has 51 crayons. 43 are red and the rest are blue. How many crayons are blue?
Answer: ______________ crayons
2Kai caught 17 fish. Kai caught 6 more fish than Omar. How many fish did Omar catch?
Answer: ______________ fish
3Kai finds some shells at the beach. Then Kai finds 58 more shells. Now Kai has 77 shells. How many shells did Kai find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
4There are some birds in a tree. 9 birds fly away. Now there are 12 birds left in the tree. How many birds were in the tree at first?
Answer: ______________ birds
5Sam has 34 stickers. Mei has 9 stickers. How many more stickers does Sam have than Mei?
Answer: ______________ stickers
6Rosa found 45 shells. Rosa found 22 more shells than Zoe. How many shells did Zoe find?
Answer: ______________ shells
7Mei found 19 shells. Mei found 15 more shells than Sam. How many shells did Sam find?
Answer: ______________ shells
8Kai read 28 pages. Priya read 25 fewer pages than Kai. How many pages did Priya read?
Answer: ______________ pages
9There are some cars in a parking lot. 19 cars drive away. Now there are 4 cars left in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?
Answer: ______________ cars
10Ana has 5 marbles. Ana has 50 fewer marbles than Priya. How many marbles does Priya have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
11Nora picks 92 apples. Nora puts some apples in a pie. Now Nora has 35 apples left. How many apples went in the pie?
Answer: ______________ apples
12Leo finds some shells at the beach. Then Leo finds 19 more shells. Now Leo has 94 shells. How many shells did Leo find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 8 crayons
- 2. 11 fish
- 3. 19 shells
- 4. 21 birds
- 5. 25 stickers
- 6. 23 shells
- 7. 4 shells
- 8. 3 pages
- 9. 23 cars
- 10. 55 marbles
- 11. 57 apples
- 12. 75 shells
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