πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
👟 Two-step stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya has 38 shells. Ben has 22 more than Maya. Zoe has 39 fewer than Ben. How many shells does Zoe have?
Answer: ______________ shells
2Nora has 50 red crayons and 17 blue crayons. Kai has 31 crayons. How many more crayons does Nora have than Kai?
Answer: ______________ crayons
3There are 84 kids on the bus. 21 get off at the first stop and 48 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
4Lily has 42 shells. Priya has 36 more than Lily. Jamal has 5 fewer than Priya. How many shells does Jamal have?
Answer: ______________ shells
5Priya had some cards. Priya got 3 cards on Monday and 8 cards on Tuesday. Now Priya has 16 cards. How many cards did Priya have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
6There are 73 kids on the bus. 24 get off at the first stop and 27 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
7Rosa had some cards. Rosa got 3 cards on Monday and 12 cards on Tuesday. Now Rosa has 78 cards. How many cards did Rosa have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
8There are 49 kids on the bus. 33 get off at the first stop and 9 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
946 birds are in a tree. 26 fly away. Then 25 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
10There are 82 kids on the bus. 57 get off at the first stop and 10 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
11Omar has 8 marbles. Mei has 5 fewer than Omar. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
12Rosa has 8 shells. Nora has 23 more than Rosa. Ben has 15 fewer than Nora. How many shells does Ben have?
Answer: ______________ shells
Answer key: Two-step stories
- 1. 21 shells
- 2. 36 crayons
- 3. 15 kids
- 4. 73 shells
- 5. 5 cards
- 6. 22 kids
- 7. 63 cards
- 8. 7 kids
- 9. 45 birds
- 10. 15 kids
- 11. 11 marbles
- 12. 16 shells
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