πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
👟 Two-step stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya has 34 shells. Mei has 23 more than Maya. Zoe has 50 fewer than Mei. How many shells does Zoe have?
Answer: ______________ shells
2Zoe has 27 marbles. Rosa has 11 fewer than Zoe. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
3Maya has 49 shells. Theo has 35 more than Maya. Aiden has 14 fewer than Theo. How many shells does Aiden have?
Answer: ______________ shells
492 birds are in a tree. 69 fly away. Then 35 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
5Jamal has 14 marbles. Ben has 6 fewer than Jamal. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
6Sam has 35 shells. Zoe has 38 more than Sam. Maya has 34 fewer than Zoe. How many shells does Maya have?
Answer: ______________ shells
7Zoe has 31 red crayons and 33 blue crayons. Nora has 3 crayons. How many more crayons does Zoe have than Nora?
Answer: ______________ crayons
837 birds are in a tree. 33 fly away. Then 35 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
923 birds are in a tree. 8 fly away. Then 43 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
10Maya has 6 marbles. Ana has 4 fewer than Maya. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
11Lily has 6 shells. Aiden has 33 more than Lily. Omar has 35 fewer than Aiden. How many shells does Omar have?
Answer: ______________ shells
12There are 15 kids on the bus. 4 get off at the first stop and 7 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
Answer key: Two-step stories
- 1. 7 shells
- 2. 43 marbles
- 3. 70 shells
- 4. 58 birds
- 5. 22 marbles
- 6. 39 shells
- 7. 61 crayons
- 8. 39 birds
- 9. 58 birds
- 10. 8 marbles
- 11. 4 shells
- 12. 4 kids
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