πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden has 8 marbles. Aiden has 79 fewer marbles than Nora. How many marbles does Nora have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2There are 24 cars in a parking lot. Some cars drive away. Now there are 15 cars left in the lot. How many cars drove away?
Answer: ______________ cars
3Omar baked 40 muffins. Omar baked 15 fewer muffins than Zoe. How many muffins did Zoe bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
4Omar has 71 marbles. Ben has 36 marbles. How many more marbles does Omar have than Ben?
Answer: ______________ marbles
5Nora found 16 shells. Nora found 4 fewer shells than Priya. How many shells did Priya find?
Answer: ______________ shells
6The class library has 72 books. 40 are storybooks and the rest are science books. How many science books are there?
Answer: ______________ books
7Theo caught 7 fish. Theo caught 6 fewer fish than Omar. How many fish did Omar catch?
Answer: ______________ fish
8Jamal has 52 stickers. Theo gives Jamal some more stickers. Now Jamal has 90 stickers. How many stickers did Theo give Jamal?
Answer: ______________ stickers
9The class library has 83 books. 19 are storybooks and the rest are science books. How many science books are there?
Answer: ______________ books
10Sam has 73 stickers. Sam gives some stickers to Mei. Now Sam has 18 stickers left. How many stickers did Sam give to Mei?
Answer: ______________ stickers
11Rosa baked 38 muffins. Kai baked 27 muffins. How many fewer muffins did Kai bake than Rosa?
Answer: ______________ muffins
12Maya read 8 pages. Maya read 3 fewer pages than Sam. How many pages did Sam read?
Answer: ______________ pages
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 87 marbles
- 2. 9 cars
- 3. 55 muffins
- 4. 35 marbles
- 5. 20 shells
- 6. 32 books
- 7. 13 fish
- 8. 38 stickers
- 9. 64 books
- 10. 55 stickers
- 11. 11 muffins
- 12. 11 pages
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