πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
👟 Two-step stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Mei has 36 stickers. Sam gives Mei 26 more. Then Mei gives away 12. How many stickers does Mei have now?
Answer: ______________ stickers
2Mei has 49 shells. Jamal has 27 more than Mei. Omar has 65 fewer than Jamal. How many shells does Omar have?
Answer: ______________ shells
3Nora has 6 marbles. Aiden has 2 fewer than Nora. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
4Theo had some cards. Theo got 10 cards on Monday and 32 cards on Tuesday. Now Theo has 44 cards. How many cards did Theo have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
544 birds are in a tree. 14 fly away. Then 57 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
6Mei had some cards. Mei got 20 cards on Monday and 16 cards on Tuesday. Now Mei has 47 cards. How many cards did Mei have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
7Rosa has 47 marbles. Nora has 9 fewer than Rosa. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
8Nora has 27 shells. Theo has 28 more than Nora. Aiden has 29 fewer than Theo. How many shells does Aiden have?
Answer: ______________ shells
9Maya had some cards. Maya got 24 cards on Monday and 5 cards on Tuesday. Now Maya has 74 cards. How many cards did Maya have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
10Zoe had some cards. Zoe got 3 cards on Monday and 4 cards on Tuesday. Now Zoe has 12 cards. How many cards did Zoe have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
11Theo has 36 stickers. Jamal gives Theo 64 more. Then Theo gives away 27. How many stickers does Theo have now?
Answer: ______________ stickers
12Jamal had some cards. Jamal got 4 cards on Monday and 2 cards on Tuesday. Now Jamal has 59 cards. How many cards did Jamal have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
Answer key: Two-step stories
- 1. 50 stickers
- 2. 11 shells
- 3. 10 marbles
- 4. 2 cards
- 5. 87 birds
- 6. 11 cards
- 7. 85 marbles
- 8. 26 shells
- 9. 45 cards
- 10. 5 cards
- 11. 73 stickers
- 12. 53 cards
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