πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
👟 Two-step stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
185 birds are in a tree. 13 fly away. Then 21 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
2Aiden has 6 shells. Omar has 37 more than Aiden. Theo has 11 fewer than Omar. How many shells does Theo have?
Answer: ______________ shells
3Rosa has 33 marbles. Aiden has 23 fewer than Rosa. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
4There are 44 kids on the bus. 15 get off at the first stop and 24 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
5Rosa had some cards. Rosa got 16 cards on Monday and 5 cards on Tuesday. Now Rosa has 55 cards. How many cards did Rosa have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
6Jamal has 22 marbles. Zoe has 8 fewer than Jamal. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
7Ben has 24 marbles. Nora has 16 fewer than Ben. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
8There are 80 kids on the bus. 3 get off at the first stop and 23 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
9Kai had some cards. Kai got 16 cards on Monday and 7 cards on Tuesday. Now Kai has 81 cards. How many cards did Kai have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
1056 birds are in a tree. 53 fly away. Then 17 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
11There are 82 kids on the bus. 13 get off at the first stop and 30 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
128 birds are in a tree. 6 fly away. Then 16 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
Answer key: Two-step stories
- 1. 93 birds
- 2. 32 shells
- 3. 43 marbles
- 4. 5 kids
- 5. 34 cards
- 6. 36 marbles
- 7. 32 marbles
- 8. 54 kids
- 9. 58 cards
- 10. 20 birds
- 11. 39 kids
- 12. 18 birds
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