πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The gym has 11 balls. 6 are soccer balls and the rest are basketballs. How many basketballs are there?
Answer: ______________ balls
2Priya baked 42 muffins. Priya baked 30 more muffins than Mei. How many muffins did Mei bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
3Sam has 72 cards. Sam has 21 fewer cards than Jamal. How many cards does Jamal have?
Answer: ______________ cards
4There are some cars in a parking lot. 43 cars drive away. Now there are 40 cars left in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?
Answer: ______________ cars
5Kai found 66 shells. Kai found 35 more shells than Theo. How many shells did Theo find?
Answer: ______________ shells
6Rosa read 59 pages. Rosa read 25 more pages than Nora. How many pages did Nora read?
Answer: ______________ pages
7Nora has 2 cards. Nora has 3 fewer cards than Ana. How many cards does Ana have?
Answer: ______________ cards
8Aiden has 2 cards. Aiden has 6 fewer cards than Mei. How many cards does Mei have?
Answer: ______________ cards
9Nora has 31 stickers. Nora has 4 fewer stickers than Omar. How many stickers does Omar have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
10Some frogs sit on a log. 12 more frogs hop onto the log. Now 14 frogs are on the log. How many frogs were on the log at first?
Answer: ______________ frogs
11Priya found 93 shells. Theo found 14 shells. How many more shells did Priya find than Theo?
Answer: ______________ shells
12Jamal read 83 pages. Lily read 57 pages. How many fewer pages did Lily read than Jamal?
Answer: ______________ pages
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 5 balls
- 2. 12 muffins
- 3. 93 cards
- 4. 83 cars
- 5. 31 shells
- 6. 34 pages
- 7. 5 cards
- 8. 8 cards
- 9. 35 stickers
- 10. 2 frogs
- 11. 79 shells
- 12. 26 pages
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