πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
12 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, some more kids get on. Now 21 kids are on the bus. How many kids got on?
Answer: ______________ kids
2Nora finds 5 shells at the beach. Then Nora finds some more shells. Now Nora has 22 shells. How many more shells did Nora find?
Answer: ______________ shells
3Ben has 19 cards. Ben has 17 fewer cards than Sam. How many cards does Sam have?
Answer: ______________ cards
4Kai has 14 cards. Kai has 38 fewer cards than Rosa. How many cards does Rosa have?
Answer: ______________ cards
5Sam has 11 stickers. Jamal gives Sam some more stickers. Now Sam has 60 stickers. How many stickers did Jamal give Sam?
Answer: ______________ stickers
6Aiden has 63 marbles. Maya has 35 marbles. How many more marbles does Aiden have than Maya?
Answer: ______________ marbles
7Zoe has 69 cards. Kai has 63 cards. How many fewer cards does Kai have than Zoe?
Answer: ______________ cards
8Kai found 12 shells. Kai found 7 more shells than Sam. How many shells did Sam find?
Answer: ______________ shells
9Aiden picked 55 strawberries. Nora picked 38 strawberries. How many more strawberries did Aiden pick than Nora?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
10Mei has 19 stickers. Nora has 6 more stickers than Mei. How many stickers does Nora have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
11Jamal has 14 stickers. Rosa gives Jamal some more stickers. Now Jamal has 30 stickers. How many stickers did Rosa give Jamal?
Answer: ______________ stickers
12Some ducks swim in a pond. 10 more ducks fly down to the pond. Now 23 ducks are in the pond. How many ducks were in the pond at first?
Answer: ______________ ducks
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 19 kids
- 2. 17 shells
- 3. 36 cards
- 4. 52 cards
- 5. 49 stickers
- 6. 28 marbles
- 7. 6 cards
- 8. 5 shells
- 9. 17 strawberries
- 10. 25 stickers
- 11. 16 stickers
- 12. 13 ducks
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