πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
👟 Two-step stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Nora has 10 shells. Leo has 5 more than Nora. Lily has 6 fewer than Leo. How many shells does Lily have?
Answer: ______________ shells
2Jamal had some cards. Jamal got 19 cards on Monday and 24 cards on Tuesday. Now Jamal has 91 cards. How many cards did Jamal have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
3There are 70 kids on the bus. 42 get off at the first stop and 22 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
487 birds are in a tree. 21 fly away. Then 32 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
5Ben has 14 shells. Rosa has 24 more than Ben. Nora has 14 fewer than Rosa. How many shells does Nora have?
Answer: ______________ shells
6Theo had some cards. Theo got 3 cards on Monday and 10 cards on Tuesday. Now Theo has 23 cards. How many cards did Theo have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
7Ana has 26 stickers. Jamal gives Ana 58 more. Then Ana gives away 24. How many stickers does Ana have now?
Answer: ______________ stickers
8Ben had some cards. Ben got 16 cards on Monday and 7 cards on Tuesday. Now Ben has 52 cards. How many cards did Ben have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
9Maya has 48 marbles. Mei has 12 fewer than Maya. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
10There are 14 kids on the bus. 5 get off at the first stop and 2 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
11Jamal has 7 red crayons and 21 blue crayons. Rosa has 4 crayons. How many more crayons does Jamal have than Rosa?
Answer: ______________ crayons
12Ana has 17 marbles. Lily has 6 fewer than Ana. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
Answer key: Two-step stories
- 1. 9 shells
- 2. 48 cards
- 3. 6 kids
- 4. 98 birds
- 5. 24 shells
- 6. 10 cards
- 7. 60 stickers
- 8. 29 cards
- 9. 84 marbles
- 10. 7 kids
- 11. 24 crayons
- 12. 28 marbles
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