πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo picked 75 strawberries. Leo picked 55 more strawberries than Omar. How many strawberries did Omar pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
2Jamal finds 80 shells at the beach. Then Jamal finds some more shells. Now Jamal has 90 shells. How many more shells did Jamal find?
Answer: ______________ shells
3There are 28 pets at the pet shop. 8 are dogs and the rest are cats. How many cats are there?
Answer: ______________ pets
4Ana found 98 shells. Leo found 84 shells. How many fewer shells did Leo find than Ana?
Answer: ______________ shells
5Zoe finds 12 shells at the beach. Then Zoe finds some more shells. Now Zoe has 29 shells. How many more shells did Zoe find?
Answer: ______________ shells
6Priya has 29 marbles. Lily has 2 fewer marbles than Priya. How many marbles does Lily have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
7Rosa read 45 pages. Rosa read 23 more pages than Aiden. How many pages did Aiden read?
Answer: ______________ pages
8Nora has 27 stickers. Lily has 16 stickers. How many fewer stickers does Lily have than Nora?
Answer: ______________ stickers
9Lily has 23 cards. Theo has 13 cards. How many more cards does Lily have than Theo?
Answer: ______________ cards
10Mei read 14 pages. Mei read 51 fewer pages than Lily. How many pages did Lily read?
Answer: ______________ pages
11There are some cars in a parking lot. 27 cars drive away. Now there are 10 cars left in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?
Answer: ______________ cars
12There are some cars in a parking lot. 21 more cars drive in. Now there are 51 cars in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?
Answer: ______________ cars
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 20 strawberries
- 2. 10 shells
- 3. 20 pets
- 4. 14 shells
- 5. 17 shells
- 6. 27 marbles
- 7. 22 pages
- 8. 11 stickers
- 9. 10 cards
- 10. 65 pages
- 11. 37 cars
- 12. 30 cars
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