πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar picked 92 strawberries. Omar picked 87 more strawberries than Rosa. How many strawberries did Rosa pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
2Ben picked 34 strawberries. Ben picked 11 more strawberries than Jamal. How many strawberries did Jamal pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
3Jamal has 15 stickers. Jamal has 6 fewer stickers than Aiden. How many stickers does Aiden have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
4Lily read 74 pages. Lily read 39 more pages than Zoe. How many pages did Zoe read?
Answer: ______________ pages
5Mei found 23 shells. Mei found 17 more shells than Zoe. How many shells did Zoe find?
Answer: ______________ shells
6Lily finds 30 shells at the beach. Then Lily finds 16 more shells. How many shells does Lily have now?
Answer: ______________ shells
7Ana finds 2 shells at the beach. Then Ana finds 3 more shells. How many shells does Ana have now?
Answer: ______________ shells
8Leo baked 38 muffins. Priya baked 17 fewer muffins than Leo. How many muffins did Priya bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
9Aiden picked 47 strawberries. Aiden picked 41 more strawberries than Mei. How many strawberries did Mei pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
10Priya read 9 pages. Priya read 51 fewer pages than Rosa. How many pages did Rosa read?
Answer: ______________ pages
11Omar has 2 marbles. Omar has 5 fewer marbles than Ben. How many marbles does Ben have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
12Omar has 26 cards. Mei has 24 cards. How many more cards does Omar have than Mei?
Answer: ______________ cards
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 5 strawberries
- 2. 23 strawberries
- 3. 21 stickers
- 4. 35 pages
- 5. 6 shells
- 6. 46 shells
- 7. 5 shells
- 8. 21 muffins
- 9. 6 strawberries
- 10. 60 pages
- 11. 7 marbles
- 12. 2 cards
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