πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has 2 cards. Lily has 67 fewer cards than Aiden. How many cards does Aiden have?
Answer: ______________ cards
2Maya has 42 crayons. 3 are red and the rest are blue. How many crayons are blue?
Answer: ______________ crayons
3Sam has 10 stickers. Jamal has 76 more stickers than Sam. How many stickers does Jamal have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
4Zoe found 60 shells. Kai found 57 shells. How many more shells did Zoe find than Kai?
Answer: ______________ shells
5Sam picks 5 apples. Then Sam picks some more apples. Now Sam has 63 apples. How many more apples did Sam pick?
Answer: ______________ apples
6Kai has 84 marbles. Nora has 35 marbles. How many fewer marbles does Nora have than Kai?
Answer: ______________ marbles
7Zoe has 7 stickers. Ana gives Zoe some more stickers. Now Zoe has 42 stickers. How many stickers did Ana give Zoe?
Answer: ______________ stickers
8Omar baked 61 muffins. Theo baked 53 muffins. How many fewer muffins did Theo bake than Omar?
Answer: ______________ muffins
9Jamal found 21 shells. Mei found 8 more shells than Jamal. How many shells did Mei find?
Answer: ______________ shells
10Sam baked 30 muffins. Leo baked 4 more muffins than Sam. How many muffins did Leo bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
11Nora has 22 stickers. Sam has 4 fewer stickers than Nora. How many stickers does Sam have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
12Maya bakes 16 cookies. Then Maya bakes some more cookies. Now there are 18 cookies. How many more cookies did Maya bake?
Answer: ______________ cookies
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 69 cards
- 2. 39 crayons
- 3. 86 stickers
- 4. 3 shells
- 5. 58 apples
- 6. 49 marbles
- 7. 35 stickers
- 8. 8 muffins
- 9. 29 shells
- 10. 34 muffins
- 11. 18 stickers
- 12. 2 cookies
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