πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are some cars in a parking lot. 7 cars drive away. Now there are 20 cars left in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?
Answer: ______________ cars
2Jamal picked 43 strawberries. Theo picked 31 strawberries. How many more strawberries did Jamal pick than Theo?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
3Priya has 3 cards. Omar has 40 more cards than Priya. How many cards does Omar have?
Answer: ______________ cards
4Nora has 39 marbles. Nora has 31 fewer marbles than Aiden. How many marbles does Aiden have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
5Ben read 67 pages. Priya read 30 fewer pages than Ben. How many pages did Priya read?
Answer: ______________ pages
6There are some cars in a parking lot. 43 cars drive away. Now there are 4 cars left in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?
Answer: ______________ cars
7Priya has 42 marbles. Ana has 3 more marbles than Priya. How many marbles does Ana have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
8Priya has some stickers. Jamal gives Priya 29 more stickers. Now Priya has 43 stickers. How many stickers did Priya have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
9There are some cars in a parking lot. 53 cars drive away. Now there are 46 cars left in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?
Answer: ______________ cars
10Aiden puts 17 flowers in a vase. 7 are red and the rest are yellow. How many flowers are yellow?
Answer: ______________ flowers
11There are 38 apples in a basket. 2 are red and the rest are green. How many apples are green?
Answer: ______________ apples
12Some frogs sit on a log. 7 more frogs hop onto the log. Now 12 frogs are on the log. How many frogs were on the log at first?
Answer: ______________ frogs
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 27 cars
- 2. 12 strawberries
- 3. 43 cards
- 4. 70 marbles
- 5. 37 pages
- 6. 47 cars
- 7. 45 marbles
- 8. 14 stickers
- 9. 99 cars
- 10. 10 flowers
- 11. 36 apples
- 12. 5 frogs
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