πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden picks some apples. Aiden puts 4 apples in a pie. Now Aiden has 4 apples left. How many apples did Aiden pick at first?
Answer: ______________ apples
2Ana has 40 crayons. 38 are red and the rest are blue. How many crayons are blue?
Answer: ______________ crayons
3Ana finds some shells at the beach. Then Ana finds 20 more shells. Now Ana has 26 shells. How many shells did Ana find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
4Aiden picks 61 apples. Then Aiden picks some more apples. Now Aiden has 99 apples. How many more apples did Aiden pick?
Answer: ______________ apples
5Priya read 12 pages. Leo read 15 more pages than Priya. How many pages did Leo read?
Answer: ______________ pages
6There are some birds in a tree. 5 more birds fly to the tree. Now there are 9 birds in the tree. How many birds were in the tree at first?
Answer: ______________ birds
7There are some cars in a parking lot. 19 more cars drive in. Now there are 59 cars in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?
Answer: ______________ cars
8Zoe found 19 shells. Zoe found 10 fewer shells than Jamal. How many shells did Jamal find?
Answer: ______________ shells
9Sam found 36 shells. Zoe found 22 shells. How many more shells did Sam find than Zoe?
Answer: ______________ shells
10Priya has 4 marbles. Priya has 21 fewer marbles than Mei. How many marbles does Mei have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
11Zoe read 49 pages. Zoe read 4 more pages than Leo. How many pages did Leo read?
Answer: ______________ pages
12Mei found 79 shells. Leo found 13 fewer shells than Mei. How many shells did Leo find?
Answer: ______________ shells
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 8 apples
- 2. 2 crayons
- 3. 6 shells
- 4. 38 apples
- 5. 27 pages
- 6. 4 birds
- 7. 40 cars
- 8. 29 shells
- 9. 14 shells
- 10. 25 marbles
- 11. 45 pages
- 12. 66 shells
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