πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Ana picks some apples. Then Ana picks 2 more apples. Now Ana has 75 apples. How many apples did Ana pick at first?
Answer: ______________ apples
2Nora has 98 crayons. 90 are red and the rest are blue. How many crayons are blue?
Answer: ______________ crayons
3There are some cars in a parking lot. 37 cars drive away. Now there are 21 cars left in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?
Answer: ______________ cars
4Omar finds 84 shells at the beach. Omar gives some shells to Jamal. Now Omar has 52 shells left. How many shells did Omar give to Jamal?
Answer: ______________ shells
5Mei finds some shells at the beach. Mei gives 41 shells to Rosa. Now Mei has 5 shells left. How many shells did Mei find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
6There are some cars in a parking lot. 18 cars drive away. Now there are 39 cars left in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?
Answer: ______________ cars
7Priya finds some shells at the beach. Then Priya finds 5 more shells. Now Priya has 13 shells. How many shells did Priya find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
8Sam has 84 stickers. Sam gives some stickers to Maya. Now Sam has 15 stickers left. How many stickers did Sam give to Maya?
Answer: ______________ stickers
9Some ducks swim in a pond. 25 more ducks fly down to the pond. Now 28 ducks are in the pond. How many ducks were in the pond at first?
Answer: ______________ ducks
10Leo has 16 stickers. Theo gives Leo some more stickers. Now Leo has 36 stickers. How many stickers did Theo give Leo?
Answer: ______________ stickers
11Sam has 62 marbles. Mei has 53 marbles. How many fewer marbles does Mei have than Sam?
Answer: ______________ marbles
12Rosa baked 94 muffins. Rosa baked 4 fewer muffins than Omar. How many muffins did Omar bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 73 apples
- 2. 8 crayons
- 3. 58 cars
- 4. 32 shells
- 5. 46 shells
- 6. 57 cars
- 7. 8 shells
- 8. 69 stickers
- 9. 3 ducks
- 10. 20 stickers
- 11. 9 marbles
- 12. 98 muffins
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