πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
👟 Two-step stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
191 birds are in a tree. 15 fly away. Then 22 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
2Maya has 35 marbles. Omar has 21 fewer than Maya. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
3Nora has 27 red crayons and 2 blue crayons. Rosa has 6 crayons. How many more crayons does Nora have than Rosa?
Answer: ______________ crayons
4Omar had some cards. Omar got 30 cards on Monday and 5 cards on Tuesday. Now Omar has 41 cards. How many cards did Omar have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
5Zoe has 29 marbles. Leo has 20 fewer than Zoe. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
659 birds are in a tree. 4 fly away. Then 39 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
7Maya had some cards. Maya got 15 cards on Monday and 10 cards on Tuesday. Now Maya has 58 cards. How many cards did Maya have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
881 birds are in a tree. 23 fly away. Then 28 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
9Sam has 40 marbles. Kai has 9 fewer than Sam. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
10Aiden has 2 red crayons and 19 blue crayons. Priya has 13 crayons. How many more crayons does Aiden have than Priya?
Answer: ______________ crayons
11There are 44 kids on the bus. 15 get off at the first stop and 4 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
1216 birds are in a tree. 6 fly away. Then 10 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
Answer key: Two-step stories
- 1. 98 birds
- 2. 49 marbles
- 3. 23 crayons
- 4. 6 cards
- 5. 38 marbles
- 6. 94 birds
- 7. 33 cards
- 8. 86 birds
- 9. 71 marbles
- 10. 8 crayons
- 11. 25 kids
- 12. 20 birds
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