πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Rosa has 28 cards. Rosa has 7 more cards than Jamal. How many cards does Jamal have?
Answer: ______________ cards
2Zoe picked 9 strawberries. Zoe picked 12 fewer strawberries than Rosa. How many strawberries did Rosa pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
3Nora has 57 stickers. Leo has 36 stickers. How many more stickers does Nora have than Leo?
Answer: ______________ stickers
4Leo caught 16 fish. Omar caught 2 fewer fish than Leo. How many fish did Omar catch?
Answer: ______________ fish
5Nora baked 7 muffins. Nora baked 5 fewer muffins than Zoe. How many muffins did Zoe bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
6Ben has 70 stickers. Ben has 38 more stickers than Rosa. How many stickers does Rosa have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
7Kai has 55 crayons. 31 are red and the rest are blue. How many crayons are blue?
Answer: ______________ crayons
8There are 16 birds in a tree. Some more birds fly to the tree. Now there are 19 birds in the tree. How many birds flew to the tree?
Answer: ______________ birds
9Ana found 7 shells. Zoe found 8 more shells than Ana. How many shells did Zoe find?
Answer: ______________ shells
10Zoe has 63 marbles. Aiden has 59 fewer marbles than Zoe. How many marbles does Aiden have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
11Zoe picks some apples. Then Zoe picks 4 more apples. Now Zoe has 14 apples. How many apples did Zoe pick at first?
Answer: ______________ apples
12Lily baked 59 muffins. Lily baked 14 fewer muffins than Ben. How many muffins did Ben bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 21 cards
- 2. 21 strawberries
- 3. 21 stickers
- 4. 14 fish
- 5. 12 muffins
- 6. 32 stickers
- 7. 24 crayons
- 8. 3 birds
- 9. 15 shells
- 10. 4 marbles
- 11. 10 apples
- 12. 73 muffins
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