πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has 10 marbles. Priya has 12 more marbles than Lily. How many marbles does Priya have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2Omar picked 62 strawberries. Omar picked 10 more strawberries than Ben. How many strawberries did Ben pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
3Mei finds 8 shells at the beach. Then Mei finds some more shells. Now Mei has 73 shells. How many more shells did Mei find?
Answer: ______________ shells
4Nora read 3 pages. Priya read 17 more pages than Nora. How many pages did Priya read?
Answer: ______________ pages
5Zoe has 84 stickers. Kai has 12 stickers. How many fewer stickers does Kai have than Zoe?
Answer: ______________ stickers
6Leo has 83 marbles. Ben has 44 marbles. How many more marbles does Leo have than Ben?
Answer: ______________ marbles
7There are 17 apples in a basket. 4 are red and the rest are green. How many apples are green?
Answer: ______________ apples
8Theo has 41 marbles. Nora has 33 marbles. How many more marbles does Theo have than Nora?
Answer: ______________ marbles
9Omar has 46 cards. Ben has 42 cards. How many more cards does Omar have than Ben?
Answer: ______________ cards
10Ana has 30 cards. Priya has 25 fewer cards than Ana. How many cards does Priya have?
Answer: ______________ cards
11Zoe found 50 shells. Lily found 33 fewer shells than Zoe. How many shells did Lily find?
Answer: ______________ shells
12Kai picks some apples. Kai puts 23 apples in a pie. Now Kai has 73 apples left. How many apples did Kai pick at first?
Answer: ______________ apples
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 22 marbles
- 2. 52 strawberries
- 3. 65 shells
- 4. 20 pages
- 5. 72 stickers
- 6. 39 marbles
- 7. 13 apples
- 8. 8 marbles
- 9. 4 cards
- 10. 5 cards
- 11. 17 shells
- 12. 96 apples
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