πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
👟 Two-step stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Nora has 16 marbles. Sam has 12 fewer than Nora. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
251 birds are in a tree. 18 fly away. Then 28 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
3Theo has 48 shells. Mei has 44 more than Theo. Nora has 28 fewer than Mei. How many shells does Nora have?
Answer: ______________ shells
47 birds are in a tree. 5 fly away. Then 14 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
5Jamal has 15 shells. Maya has 37 more than Jamal. Leo has 20 fewer than Maya. How many shells does Leo have?
Answer: ______________ shells
6Zoe has 9 red crayons and 22 blue crayons. Omar has 13 crayons. How many more crayons does Zoe have than Omar?
Answer: ______________ crayons
7Theo has 41 shells. Priya has 46 more than Theo. Nora has 48 fewer than Priya. How many shells does Nora have?
Answer: ______________ shells
894 birds are in a tree. 69 fly away. Then 26 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
9There are 45 kids on the bus. 4 get off at the first stop and 32 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
10Leo had some cards. Leo got 2 cards on Monday and 28 cards on Tuesday. Now Leo has 56 cards. How many cards did Leo have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
11Zoe has 79 stickers. Rosa gives Zoe 12 more. Then Zoe gives away 45. How many stickers does Zoe have now?
Answer: ______________ stickers
12Zoe has 12 shells. Kai has 17 more than Zoe. Theo has 9 fewer than Kai. How many shells does Theo have?
Answer: ______________ shells
Answer key: Two-step stories
- 1. 20 marbles
- 2. 61 birds
- 3. 64 shells
- 4. 16 birds
- 5. 32 shells
- 6. 18 crayons
- 7. 39 shells
- 8. 51 birds
- 9. 9 kids
- 10. 26 cards
- 11. 46 stickers
- 12. 20 shells
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