πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily baked 20 muffins. Lily baked 13 fewer muffins than Mei. How many muffins did Mei bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
2Priya picked 53 strawberries. Ben picked 29 fewer strawberries than Priya. How many strawberries did Ben pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
3Lily has 30 cards. Lily has 6 more cards than Leo. How many cards does Leo have?
Answer: ______________ cards
4Priya baked 12 muffins. Priya baked 75 fewer muffins than Jamal. How many muffins did Jamal bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
5Zoe found 14 shells. Zoe found 24 fewer shells than Mei. How many shells did Mei find?
Answer: ______________ shells
6Sam found 9 shells. Nora found 31 more shells than Sam. How many shells did Nora find?
Answer: ______________ shells
7Jamal read 15 pages. Theo read 3 fewer pages than Jamal. How many pages did Theo read?
Answer: ______________ pages
8Priya read 92 pages. Priya read 48 more pages than Maya. How many pages did Maya read?
Answer: ______________ pages
9There are 8 cars in a parking lot. Some more cars drive in. Now there are 39 cars in the lot. How many cars drove in?
Answer: ______________ cars
10Mei has 76 crayons. 8 are red and the rest are blue. How many crayons are blue?
Answer: ______________ crayons
11Sam picked 93 strawberries. Lily picked 67 strawberries. How many fewer strawberries did Lily pick than Sam?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
12Kai has 48 marbles. Leo has 4 fewer marbles than Kai. How many marbles does Leo have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 33 muffins
- 2. 24 strawberries
- 3. 24 cards
- 4. 87 muffins
- 5. 38 shells
- 6. 40 shells
- 7. 12 pages
- 8. 44 pages
- 9. 31 cars
- 10. 68 crayons
- 11. 26 strawberries
- 12. 44 marbles
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