πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo picked 42 strawberries. Leo picked 46 fewer strawberries than Theo. How many strawberries did Theo pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
2Omar has 12 marbles. Omar has 3 more marbles than Aiden. How many marbles does Aiden have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
3The class library has 11 storybooks and 51 science books. How many books are in the class library?
Answer: ______________ books
4Ana bakes some cookies. The family eats 3 of the cookies. Now there are 11 cookies left. How many cookies did Ana bake at first?
Answer: ______________ cookies
5Maya read 98 pages. Maya read 33 more pages than Kai. How many pages did Kai read?
Answer: ______________ pages
6Nora picks 4 apples. Then Nora picks some more apples. Now Nora has 50 apples. How many more apples did Nora pick?
Answer: ______________ apples
7Jamal has 57 stickers. Jamal has 10 fewer stickers than Omar. How many stickers does Omar have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
8Ana has 59 stickers. Theo has 11 stickers. How many fewer stickers does Theo have than Ana?
Answer: ______________ stickers
9Nora has 47 cards. Nora has 9 more cards than Maya. How many cards does Maya have?
Answer: ______________ cards
10Nora baked 97 muffins. Nora baked 77 more muffins than Ben. How many muffins did Ben bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
11Maya picks 71 apples. Maya puts 47 apples in a pie. How many apples does Maya have left?
Answer: ______________ apples
12Mei finds 9 shells at the beach. Then Mei finds some more shells. Now Mei has 11 shells. How many more shells did Mei find?
Answer: ______________ shells
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 88 strawberries
- 2. 9 marbles
- 3. 62 books
- 4. 14 cookies
- 5. 65 pages
- 6. 46 apples
- 7. 67 stickers
- 8. 48 stickers
- 9. 38 cards
- 10. 20 muffins
- 11. 24 apples
- 12. 2 shells
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