πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Rosa found 78 shells. Lily found 48 fewer shells than Rosa. How many shells did Lily find?
Answer: ______________ shells
2Priya has 20 cards. Leo has 10 fewer cards than Priya. How many cards does Leo have?
Answer: ______________ cards
3Jamal read 59 pages. Rosa read 51 pages. How many fewer pages did Rosa read than Jamal?
Answer: ______________ pages
4Omar has 15 stickers. Kai has 38 more stickers than Omar. How many stickers does Kai have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
5The class library has 7 books. 4 are storybooks and the rest are science books. How many science books are there?
Answer: ______________ books
6Leo has 16 marbles. Omar has 9 marbles. How many more marbles does Leo have than Omar?
Answer: ______________ marbles
7Kai finds 56 shells at the beach. Kai gives some shells to Nora. Now Kai has 11 shells left. How many shells did Kai give to Nora?
Answer: ______________ shells
8Sam has some balloons. 2 balloons float away. Now Sam has 13 balloons left. How many balloons did Sam have at first?
Answer: ______________ balloons
9Theo has 96 cards. Jamal has 39 fewer cards than Theo. How many cards does Jamal have?
Answer: ______________ cards
10Mei found 44 shells. Zoe found 38 shells. How many more shells did Mei find than Zoe?
Answer: ______________ shells
11Omar finds some shells at the beach. Then Omar finds 35 more shells. Now Omar has 39 shells. How many shells did Omar find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
12Kai has 14 stickers. Ana has 6 stickers. How many more stickers does Kai have than Ana?
Answer: ______________ stickers
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 30 shells
- 2. 10 cards
- 3. 8 pages
- 4. 53 stickers
- 5. 3 books
- 6. 7 marbles
- 7. 45 shells
- 8. 15 balloons
- 9. 57 cards
- 10. 6 shells
- 11. 4 shells
- 12. 8 stickers
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