πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
👟 Two-step stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe has 34 shells. Maya has 33 more than Zoe. Lily has 25 fewer than Maya. How many shells does Lily have?
Answer: ______________ shells
246 birds are in a tree. 28 fly away. Then 28 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
3Omar has 26 red crayons and 20 blue crayons. Jamal has 20 crayons. How many more crayons does Omar have than Jamal?
Answer: ______________ crayons
4Zoe has 39 marbles. Ana has 4 fewer than Zoe. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
5There are 17 kids on the bus. 4 get off at the first stop and 2 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
6Aiden has 23 shells. Maya has 42 more than Aiden. Jamal has 12 fewer than Maya. How many shells does Jamal have?
Answer: ______________ shells
7Aiden has 13 marbles. Ana has 3 fewer than Aiden. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
8There are 63 kids on the bus. 16 get off at the first stop and 11 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
9Nora has 15 marbles. Mei has 2 fewer than Nora. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
1057 birds are in a tree. 45 fly away. Then 22 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
11There are 26 kids on the bus. 18 get off at the first stop and 2 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
12Zoe had some cards. Zoe got 74 cards on Monday and 9 cards on Tuesday. Now Zoe has 85 cards. How many cards did Zoe have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
Answer key: Two-step stories
- 1. 42 shells
- 2. 46 birds
- 3. 26 crayons
- 4. 74 marbles
- 5. 11 kids
- 6. 53 shells
- 7. 23 marbles
- 8. 36 kids
- 9. 28 marbles
- 10. 34 birds
- 11. 6 kids
- 12. 2 cards
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