πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe found 6 shells. Zoe found 23 fewer shells than Leo. How many shells did Leo find?
Answer: ______________ shells
2Omar has 31 stickers. Zoe gives Omar some more stickers. Now Omar has 53 stickers. How many stickers did Zoe give Omar?
Answer: ______________ stickers
3Theo picked 23 strawberries. Mei picked 31 more strawberries than Theo. How many strawberries did Mei pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
4Ana baked 29 muffins. Ana baked 11 more muffins than Jamal. How many muffins did Jamal bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
5Maya read 15 pages. Omar read 13 fewer pages than Maya. How many pages did Omar read?
Answer: ______________ pages
6Sam picked 19 strawberries. Priya picked 3 fewer strawberries than Sam. How many strawberries did Priya pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
7Nora has 8 cards. Priya has 5 cards. How many more cards does Nora have than Priya?
Answer: ______________ cards
8Zoe has 88 cards. Zoe has 85 more cards than Maya. How many cards does Maya have?
Answer: ______________ cards
9Some kids are on the bus. At the next stop, 17 kids get off. Now 18 kids are still on the bus. How many kids were on the bus at first?
Answer: ______________ kids
10Theo finds some shells at the beach. Theo gives 22 shells to Aiden. Now Theo has 39 shells left. How many shells did Theo find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
1110 ducks swim in a pond. Some more ducks fly down to the pond. Now 18 ducks are in the pond. How many ducks flew down to the pond?
Answer: ______________ ducks
12Ana bakes 4 cookies. The family eats some of the cookies. Now there are 2 cookies left. How many cookies did the family eat?
Answer: ______________ cookies
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 29 shells
- 2. 22 stickers
- 3. 54 strawberries
- 4. 18 muffins
- 5. 2 pages
- 6. 16 strawberries
- 7. 3 cards
- 8. 3 cards
- 9. 35 kids
- 10. 61 shells
- 11. 8 ducks
- 12. 2 cookies
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