πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe baked 81 muffins. Zoe baked 9 more muffins than Aiden. How many muffins did Aiden bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
2Omar finds 9 shells at the beach. Then Omar finds 49 more shells. How many shells does Omar have now?
Answer: ______________ shells
3There are 71 cars in a parking lot. Some cars drive away. Now there are 10 cars left in the lot. How many cars drove away?
Answer: ______________ cars
4Jamal caught 14 fish. Jamal caught 4 more fish than Mei. How many fish did Mei catch?
Answer: ______________ fish
5Theo read 70 pages. Theo read 27 fewer pages than Ben. How many pages did Ben read?
Answer: ______________ pages
6Lily has 13 stickers. Lily has 11 more stickers than Priya. How many stickers does Priya have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
7Omar read 22 pages. Lily read 16 pages. How many fewer pages did Lily read than Omar?
Answer: ______________ pages
8There are 6 red apples and 19 green apples in a basket. How many apples are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ apples
9Aiden picked 5 strawberries. Aiden picked 3 more strawberries than Omar. How many strawberries did Omar pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
1018 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, some kids get off. Now 10 kids are still on the bus. How many kids got off?
Answer: ______________ kids
11Priya picked 10 strawberries. Priya picked 4 fewer strawberries than Mei. How many strawberries did Mei pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
12Sam has 51 marbles. Sam has 9 more marbles than Kai. How many marbles does Kai have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 72 muffins
- 2. 58 shells
- 3. 61 cars
- 4. 10 fish
- 5. 97 pages
- 6. 2 stickers
- 7. 6 pages
- 8. 25 apples
- 9. 2 strawberries
- 10. 8 kids
- 11. 14 strawberries
- 12. 42 marbles
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