πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
👟 Two-step stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Mei has 24 red crayons and 14 blue crayons. Zoe has 35 crayons. How many more crayons does Mei have than Zoe?
Answer: ______________ crayons
2Theo has 24 shells. Sam has 4 more than Theo. Ana has 4 fewer than Sam. How many shells does Ana have?
Answer: ______________ shells
3Kai has 4 shells. Lily has 4 more than Kai. Omar has 6 fewer than Lily. How many shells does Omar have?
Answer: ______________ shells
4Aiden has 20 shells. Priya has 5 more than Aiden. Sam has 11 fewer than Priya. How many shells does Sam have?
Answer: ______________ shells
57 birds are in a tree. 4 fly away. Then 50 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
6Rosa has 11 stickers. Theo gives Rosa 15 more. Then Rosa gives away 5. How many stickers does Rosa have now?
Answer: ______________ stickers
7Priya has 38 marbles. Zoe has 3 fewer than Priya. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
836 birds are in a tree. 22 fly away. Then 17 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
9Mei has 37 red crayons and 50 blue crayons. Omar has 83 crayons. How many more crayons does Mei have than Omar?
Answer: ______________ crayons
10There are 37 kids on the bus. 15 get off at the first stop and 9 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
11Jamal has 5 stickers. Mei gives Jamal 20 more. Then Jamal gives away 8. How many stickers does Jamal have now?
Answer: ______________ stickers
12Ben has 20 marbles. Zoe has 15 fewer than Ben. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
Answer key: Two-step stories
- 1. 3 crayons
- 2. 24 shells
- 3. 2 shells
- 4. 14 shells
- 5. 53 birds
- 6. 21 stickers
- 7. 73 marbles
- 8. 31 birds
- 9. 4 crayons
- 10. 13 kids
- 11. 17 stickers
- 12. 25 marbles
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