πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
👟 Two-step stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden has 32 shells. Theo has 6 more than Aiden. Maya has 18 fewer than Theo. How many shells does Maya have?
Answer: ______________ shells
2Ben had some cards. Ben got 16 cards on Monday and 28 cards on Tuesday. Now Ben has 83 cards. How many cards did Ben have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
332 birds are in a tree. 29 fly away. Then 42 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
4Maya has 2 red crayons and 18 blue crayons. Priya has 16 crayons. How many more crayons does Maya have than Priya?
Answer: ______________ crayons
5Theo has 48 marbles. Ana has 28 fewer than Theo. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
663 birds are in a tree. 30 fly away. Then 49 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
7Maya had some cards. Maya got 12 cards on Monday and 7 cards on Tuesday. Now Maya has 28 cards. How many cards did Maya have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
8Priya has 7 marbles. Ana has 5 fewer than Priya. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
9Lily has 15 red crayons and 40 blue crayons. Ben has 2 crayons. How many more crayons does Lily have than Ben?
Answer: ______________ crayons
10Jamal had some cards. Jamal got 3 cards on Monday and 6 cards on Tuesday. Now Jamal has 22 cards. How many cards did Jamal have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
11Ana has 19 marbles. Zoe has 9 fewer than Ana. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
12Jamal had some cards. Jamal got 6 cards on Monday and 12 cards on Tuesday. Now Jamal has 58 cards. How many cards did Jamal have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
Answer key: Two-step stories
- 1. 20 shells
- 2. 39 cards
- 3. 45 birds
- 4. 4 crayons
- 5. 68 marbles
- 6. 82 birds
- 7. 9 cards
- 8. 9 marbles
- 9. 53 crayons
- 10. 13 cards
- 11. 29 marbles
- 12. 40 cards
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