πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
👟 Two-step stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Ana has 40 marbles. Lily has 21 fewer than Ana. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2Ben has 7 marbles. Maya has 3 fewer than Ben. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
3Maya had some cards. Maya got 31 cards on Monday and 17 cards on Tuesday. Now Maya has 79 cards. How many cards did Maya have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
4Rosa has 47 marbles. Ben has 9 fewer than Rosa. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
5Aiden has 7 shells. Kai has 3 more than Aiden. Leo has 4 fewer than Kai. How many shells does Leo have?
Answer: ______________ shells
6Maya has 18 shells. Rosa has 32 more than Maya. Mei has 46 fewer than Rosa. How many shells does Mei have?
Answer: ______________ shells
7Jamal had some cards. Jamal got 3 cards on Monday and 19 cards on Tuesday. Now Jamal has 47 cards. How many cards did Jamal have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
8Jamal has 41 marbles. Kai has 4 fewer than Jamal. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
9Leo has 29 marbles. Maya has 24 fewer than Leo. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
1057 birds are in a tree. 5 fly away. Then 2 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
11Omar has 29 shells. Theo has 40 more than Omar. Lily has 59 fewer than Theo. How many shells does Lily have?
Answer: ______________ shells
1210 birds are in a tree. 6 fly away. Then 62 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
Answer key: Two-step stories
- 1. 59 marbles
- 2. 11 marbles
- 3. 31 cards
- 4. 85 marbles
- 5. 6 shells
- 6. 4 shells
- 7. 25 cards
- 8. 78 marbles
- 9. 34 marbles
- 10. 54 birds
- 11. 10 shells
- 12. 66 birds
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