πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Jamal has 71 cards. Jamal has 68 more cards than Omar. How many cards does Omar have?
Answer: ______________ cards
2Ana finds 49 shells at the beach. Ana gives some shells to Nora. Now Ana has 35 shells left. How many shells did Ana give to Nora?
Answer: ______________ shells
3Ana has 17 cards. Nora has 23 more cards than Ana. How many cards does Nora have?
Answer: ______________ cards
4Ben found 73 shells. Ben found 27 more shells than Omar. How many shells did Omar find?
Answer: ______________ shells
5Leo has 66 crayons. 36 are red and the rest are blue. How many crayons are blue?
Answer: ______________ crayons
6Maya has 63 marbles. Lily has 35 marbles. How many fewer marbles does Lily have than Maya?
Answer: ______________ marbles
7Zoe has some stickers. Nora gives Zoe 21 more stickers. Now Zoe has 93 stickers. How many stickers did Zoe have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
8Kai found 11 shells. Omar found 29 more shells than Kai. How many shells did Omar find?
Answer: ______________ shells
9Ana has 79 cards. Rosa has 23 fewer cards than Ana. How many cards does Rosa have?
Answer: ______________ cards
10Maya finds some shells at the beach. Then Maya finds 17 more shells. Now Maya has 85 shells. How many shells did Maya find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
11Rosa picked 60 strawberries. Theo picked 50 strawberries. How many more strawberries did Rosa pick than Theo?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
12Ana baked 75 muffins. Mei baked 61 fewer muffins than Ana. How many muffins did Mei bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 3 cards
- 2. 14 shells
- 3. 40 cards
- 4. 46 shells
- 5. 30 crayons
- 6. 28 marbles
- 7. 72 stickers
- 8. 40 shells
- 9. 56 cards
- 10. 68 shells
- 11. 10 strawberries
- 12. 14 muffins
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