πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Kai has 13 crayons. 7 are red and the rest are blue. How many crayons are blue?
Answer: ______________ crayons
2Lily finds some shells at the beach. Then Lily finds 10 more shells. Now Lily has 81 shells. How many shells did Lily find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
3Maya picks 8 apples. Then Maya picks some more apples. Now Maya has 90 apples. How many more apples did Maya pick?
Answer: ______________ apples
4Jamal has 30 marbles. Jamal has 21 fewer marbles than Rosa. How many marbles does Rosa have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
5Ben has 75 crayons. 27 are red and the rest are blue. How many crayons are blue?
Answer: ______________ crayons
6Jamal has some stickers. Maya gives Jamal 52 more stickers. Now Jamal has 67 stickers. How many stickers did Jamal have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
7Zoe has 39 stickers. Sam has 12 more stickers than Zoe. How many stickers does Sam have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
8Aiden found 66 shells. Kai found 32 shells. How many more shells did Aiden find than Kai?
Answer: ______________ shells
9Sam read 35 pages. Maya read 60 more pages than Sam. How many pages did Maya read?
Answer: ______________ pages
10Some kids are on the bus. At the next stop, 34 more kids get on. Now 39 kids are on the bus. How many kids were on the bus at first?
Answer: ______________ kids
11Aiden has 6 cards. Aiden has 2 more cards than Jamal. How many cards does Jamal have?
Answer: ______________ cards
12Nora baked 94 muffins. Rosa baked 70 muffins. How many fewer muffins did Rosa bake than Nora?
Answer: ______________ muffins
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 6 crayons
- 2. 71 shells
- 3. 82 apples
- 4. 51 marbles
- 5. 48 crayons
- 6. 15 stickers
- 7. 51 stickers
- 8. 34 shells
- 9. 95 pages
- 10. 5 kids
- 11. 4 cards
- 12. 24 muffins
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