πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Ben found 22 shells. Rosa found 3 more shells than Ben. How many shells did Rosa find?
Answer: ______________ shells
2Omar picks 2 apples. Then Omar picks some more apples. Now Omar has 17 apples. How many more apples did Omar pick?
Answer: ______________ apples
3Aiden has 25 marbles. Theo has 23 marbles. How many more marbles does Aiden have than Theo?
Answer: ______________ marbles
4Lily has 37 stickers. Priya gives Lily some more stickers. Now Lily has 67 stickers. How many stickers did Priya give Lily?
Answer: ______________ stickers
5Nora has 15 marbles. Nora has 73 fewer marbles than Sam. How many marbles does Sam have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
6Theo has 36 cards. Theo has 7 more cards than Ben. How many cards does Ben have?
Answer: ______________ cards
7Nora has 55 marbles. Nora has 22 fewer marbles than Zoe. How many marbles does Zoe have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
8Theo has 22 red crayons and 26 blue crayons. How many crayons does Theo have?
Answer: ______________ crayons
9Kai has 88 cards. Leo has 25 cards. How many more cards does Kai have than Leo?
Answer: ______________ cards
10Ana picked 56 strawberries. Ana picked 29 fewer strawberries than Theo. How many strawberries did Theo pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
11Nora finds 47 shells at the beach. Then Nora finds 41 more shells. How many shells does Nora have now?
Answer: ______________ shells
12Zoe read 13 pages. Zoe read 5 more pages than Aiden. How many pages did Aiden read?
Answer: ______________ pages
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 25 shells
- 2. 15 apples
- 3. 2 marbles
- 4. 30 stickers
- 5. 88 marbles
- 6. 29 cards
- 7. 77 marbles
- 8. 48 crayons
- 9. 63 cards
- 10. 85 strawberries
- 11. 88 shells
- 12. 8 pages
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