πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are some birds in a tree. 5 more birds fly to the tree. Now there are 7 birds in the tree. How many birds were in the tree at first?
Answer: ______________ birds
2Omar has 69 marbles. Omar has 60 more marbles than Rosa. How many marbles does Rosa have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
3Priya has 74 stickers. Priya gives some stickers to Ana. Now Priya has 50 stickers left. How many stickers did Priya give to Ana?
Answer: ______________ stickers
4Zoe has 30 marbles. Priya has 66 more marbles than Zoe. How many marbles does Priya have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
5Leo bakes some cookies. Then Leo bakes 20 more cookies. Now there are 38 cookies. How many cookies did Leo bake at first?
Answer: ______________ cookies
6Jamal has 18 stickers. Zoe gives Jamal some more stickers. Now Jamal has 62 stickers. How many stickers did Zoe give Jamal?
Answer: ______________ stickers
7Priya has 83 marbles. Maya has 44 marbles. How many more marbles does Priya have than Maya?
Answer: ______________ marbles
8Nora baked 86 muffins. Nora baked 25 more muffins than Mei. How many muffins did Mei bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
9The class library has 61 books. 21 are storybooks and the rest are science books. How many science books are there?
Answer: ______________ books
10Ben read 21 pages. Zoe read 36 more pages than Ben. How many pages did Zoe read?
Answer: ______________ pages
11Rosa picks 23 apples. Then Rosa picks some more apples. Now Rosa has 91 apples. How many more apples did Rosa pick?
Answer: ______________ apples
12Theo baked 76 muffins. Kai baked 35 fewer muffins than Theo. How many muffins did Kai bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 2 birds
- 2. 9 marbles
- 3. 24 stickers
- 4. 96 marbles
- 5. 18 cookies
- 6. 44 stickers
- 7. 39 marbles
- 8. 61 muffins
- 9. 40 books
- 10. 57 pages
- 11. 68 apples
- 12. 41 muffins
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