πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden picks some apples. Aiden puts 23 apples in a pie. Now Aiden has 32 apples left. How many apples did Aiden pick at first?
Answer: ______________ apples
2Aiden found 28 shells. Aiden found 2 more shells than Zoe. How many shells did Zoe find?
Answer: ______________ shells
3Lily has 47 cards. Lily has 45 more cards than Mei. How many cards does Mei have?
Answer: ______________ cards
4Leo baked 2 muffins. Leo baked 6 fewer muffins than Nora. How many muffins did Nora bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
5There are some cars in a parking lot. 32 more cars drive in. Now there are 75 cars in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?
Answer: ______________ cars
6Ana has 26 marbles. Ana has 5 more marbles than Mei. How many marbles does Mei have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
7Jamal has 8 cards. Jamal has 5 more cards than Nora. How many cards does Nora have?
Answer: ______________ cards
85 ducks swim in a pond. 10 more ducks fly down to the pond. How many ducks are in the pond now?
Answer: ______________ ducks
9Zoe read 28 pages. Zoe read 18 more pages than Nora. How many pages did Nora read?
Answer: ______________ pages
10Ben picked 71 strawberries. Ben picked 14 fewer strawberries than Zoe. How many strawberries did Zoe pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
11Omar has 69 marbles. Zoe has 39 marbles. How many fewer marbles does Zoe have than Omar?
Answer: ______________ marbles
12Kai has 47 stickers. Kai has 7 more stickers than Zoe. How many stickers does Zoe have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 55 apples
- 2. 26 shells
- 3. 2 cards
- 4. 8 muffins
- 5. 43 cars
- 6. 21 marbles
- 7. 3 cards
- 8. 15 ducks
- 9. 10 pages
- 10. 85 strawberries
- 11. 30 marbles
- 12. 40 stickers
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