πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
👟 Two-step stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
142 birds are in a tree. 37 fly away. Then 37 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
2Zoe has 12 shells. Rosa has 32 more than Zoe. Ben has 40 fewer than Rosa. How many shells does Ben have?
Answer: ______________ shells
339 birds are in a tree. 2 fly away. Then 39 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
4Jamal has 6 red crayons and 18 blue crayons. Ben has 3 crayons. How many more crayons does Jamal have than Ben?
Answer: ______________ crayons
5Ben has 38 shells. Zoe has 36 more than Ben. Kai has 38 fewer than Zoe. How many shells does Kai have?
Answer: ______________ shells
6Kai had some cards. Kai got 11 cards on Monday and 13 cards on Tuesday. Now Kai has 29 cards. How many cards did Kai have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
7Priya has 18 shells. Rosa has 20 more than Priya. Jamal has 15 fewer than Rosa. How many shells does Jamal have?
Answer: ______________ shells
8There are 80 kids on the bus. 37 get off at the first stop and 17 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
9Jamal has 21 stickers. Aiden gives Jamal 76 more. Then Jamal gives away 27. How many stickers does Jamal have now?
Answer: ______________ stickers
10Priya has 30 red crayons and 15 blue crayons. Zoe has 37 crayons. How many more crayons does Priya have than Zoe?
Answer: ______________ crayons
11Mei has 43 marbles. Ben has 6 fewer than Mei. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
12Leo has 17 red crayons and 4 blue crayons. Priya has 11 crayons. How many more crayons does Leo have than Priya?
Answer: ______________ crayons
Answer key: Two-step stories
- 1. 42 birds
- 2. 4 shells
- 3. 76 birds
- 4. 21 crayons
- 5. 36 shells
- 6. 5 cards
- 7. 23 shells
- 8. 26 kids
- 9. 70 stickers
- 10. 8 crayons
- 11. 80 marbles
- 12. 10 crayons
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