πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo finds some shells at the beach. Leo gives 72 shells to Ana. Now Leo has 19 shells left. How many shells did Leo find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
2Jamal finds 7 shells at the beach. Jamal gives some shells to Kai. Now Jamal has 3 shells left. How many shells did Jamal give to Kai?
Answer: ______________ shells
3Theo found 44 shells. Zoe found 6 fewer shells than Theo. How many shells did Zoe find?
Answer: ______________ shells
4Sam picked 15 strawberries. Priya picked 12 strawberries. How many more strawberries did Sam pick than Priya?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
5Sam baked 98 muffins. Sam baked 70 more muffins than Zoe. How many muffins did Zoe bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
6Ben picks some apples. Ben puts 47 apples in a pie. Now Ben has 18 apples left. How many apples did Ben pick at first?
Answer: ______________ apples
7Lily has 37 stickers. Kai gives Lily some more stickers. Now Lily has 41 stickers. How many stickers did Kai give Lily?
Answer: ______________ stickers
8Rosa read 95 pages. Rosa read 55 more pages than Nora. How many pages did Nora read?
Answer: ______________ pages
9Nora picked 69 strawberries. Mei picked 57 strawberries. How many fewer strawberries did Mei pick than Nora?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
10There are 56 cars in a parking lot. Some more cars drive in. Now there are 70 cars in the lot. How many cars drove in?
Answer: ______________ cars
11Omar bakes 6 cookies. Then Omar bakes some more cookies. Now there are 24 cookies. How many more cookies did Omar bake?
Answer: ______________ cookies
12Nora baked 65 muffins. Kai baked 5 more muffins than Nora. How many muffins did Kai bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 91 shells
- 2. 4 shells
- 3. 38 shells
- 4. 3 strawberries
- 5. 28 muffins
- 6. 65 apples
- 7. 4 stickers
- 8. 40 pages
- 9. 12 strawberries
- 10. 14 cars
- 11. 18 cookies
- 12. 70 muffins
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