πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Nora finds 77 shells at the beach. Then Nora finds 21 more shells. How many shells does Nora have now?
Answer: ______________ shells
2Mei has 11 marbles. Mei has 18 fewer marbles than Omar. How many marbles does Omar have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
3Aiden has 87 cards. Aiden has 35 more cards than Leo. How many cards does Leo have?
Answer: ______________ cards
4Maya baked 50 muffins. Maya baked 38 more muffins than Ben. How many muffins did Ben bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
5Mei finds 27 shells at the beach. Then Mei finds 60 more shells. How many shells does Mei have now?
Answer: ______________ shells
6Omar baked 49 muffins. Priya baked 47 muffins. How many more muffins did Omar bake than Priya?
Answer: ______________ muffins
7Jamal picked 32 strawberries. Jamal picked 7 more strawberries than Leo. How many strawberries did Leo pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
8Theo has 39 marbles. Priya has 3 more marbles than Theo. How many marbles does Priya have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
9Nora found 30 shells. Nora found 35 fewer shells than Leo. How many shells did Leo find?
Answer: ______________ shells
10Leo has 17 cards. Leo has 13 more cards than Lily. How many cards does Lily have?
Answer: ______________ cards
11Omar read 25 pages. Kai read 3 more pages than Omar. How many pages did Kai read?
Answer: ______________ pages
12Mei baked 98 muffins. Mei baked 7 more muffins than Nora. How many muffins did Nora bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 98 shells
- 2. 29 marbles
- 3. 52 cards
- 4. 12 muffins
- 5. 87 shells
- 6. 2 muffins
- 7. 25 strawberries
- 8. 42 marbles
- 9. 65 shells
- 10. 4 cards
- 11. 28 pages
- 12. 91 muffins
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