πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
👟 Two-step stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
193 birds are in a tree. 23 fly away. Then 20 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
224 birds are in a tree. 8 fly away. Then 84 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
3Ben has 23 shells. Mei has 27 more than Ben. Omar has 29 fewer than Mei. How many shells does Omar have?
Answer: ______________ shells
4Kai has 48 stickers. Aiden gives Kai 3 more. Then Kai gives away 6. How many stickers does Kai have now?
Answer: ______________ stickers
5Mei has 47 marbles. Rosa has 19 fewer than Mei. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
6Sam has 23 red crayons and 21 blue crayons. Ben has 22 crayons. How many more crayons does Sam have than Ben?
Answer: ______________ crayons
7Jamal has 45 red crayons and 22 blue crayons. Kai has 25 crayons. How many more crayons does Jamal have than Kai?
Answer: ______________ crayons
8There are 88 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
9There are 45 kids on the bus. 31 get off at the first stop and 9 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
1084 birds are in a tree. 72 fly away. Then 54 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
11Leo has 16 red crayons and 17 blue crayons. Priya has 9 crayons. How many more crayons does Leo have than Priya?
Answer: ______________ crayons
12Theo had some cards. Theo got 15 cards on Monday and 4 cards on Tuesday. Now Theo has 29 cards. How many cards did Theo have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
Answer key: Two-step stories
- 1. 90 birds
- 2. 100 birds
- 3. 21 shells
- 4. 45 stickers
- 5. 75 marbles
- 6. 22 crayons
- 7. 42 crayons
- 8. 77 kids
- 9. 5 kids
- 10. 66 birds
- 11. 24 crayons
- 12. 10 cards
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