πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
120 kids are playing. 18 are on the swings and the rest are on the slide. How many kids are on the slide?
Answer: ______________ kids
2Ben has 86 cards. Ben has 51 more cards than Jamal. How many cards does Jamal have?
Answer: ______________ cards
3Zoe bakes 50 cookies. The family eats some of the cookies. Now there are 24 cookies left. How many cookies did the family eat?
Answer: ______________ cookies
4There are 14 birds in a tree. Some birds fly away. Now there are 3 birds left in the tree. How many birds flew away?
Answer: ______________ birds
5Ana picked 11 strawberries. Zoe picked 6 strawberries. How many fewer strawberries did Zoe pick than Ana?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
6Ben baked 67 muffins. Omar baked 58 muffins. How many more muffins did Ben bake than Omar?
Answer: ______________ muffins
7Nora has 59 marbles. Aiden has 55 marbles. How many fewer marbles does Aiden have than Nora?
Answer: ______________ marbles
8Theo has 60 cards. Sam has 27 cards. How many more cards does Theo have than Sam?
Answer: ______________ cards
9There are 27 birds in a tree. Some birds fly away. Now there are 23 birds left in the tree. How many birds flew away?
Answer: ______________ birds
10Zoe bakes some cookies. The family eats 17 of the cookies. Now there are 19 cookies left. How many cookies did Zoe bake at first?
Answer: ______________ cookies
11Maya has 25 cards. Sam has 18 fewer cards than Maya. How many cards does Sam have?
Answer: ______________ cards
12Sam finds 13 shells at the beach. Then Sam finds some more shells. Now Sam has 24 shells. How many more shells did Sam find?
Answer: ______________ shells
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 2 kids
- 2. 35 cards
- 3. 26 cookies
- 4. 11 birds
- 5. 5 strawberries
- 6. 9 muffins
- 7. 4 marbles
- 8. 33 cards
- 9. 4 birds
- 10. 36 cookies
- 11. 7 cards
- 12. 11 shells
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