πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
👟 Two-step stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Theo has 20 shells. Ana has 16 more than Theo. Aiden has 5 fewer than Ana. How many shells does Aiden have?
Answer: ______________ shells
2Ana has 42 marbles. Sam has 20 fewer than Ana. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
385 birds are in a tree. 62 fly away. Then 49 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
4Mei had some cards. Mei got 19 cards on Monday and 6 cards on Tuesday. Now Mei has 77 cards. How many cards did Mei have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
5There are 12 kids on the bus. 7 get off at the first stop and 2 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
6Priya has 12 marbles. Rosa has 7 fewer than Priya. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
7Zoe has 87 stickers. Nora gives Zoe 11 more. Then Zoe gives away 9. How many stickers does Zoe have now?
Answer: ______________ stickers
8Rosa has 31 red crayons and 25 blue crayons. Nora has 9 crayons. How many more crayons does Rosa have than Nora?
Answer: ______________ crayons
9Omar has 34 red crayons and 32 blue crayons. Lily has 44 crayons. How many more crayons does Omar have than Lily?
Answer: ______________ crayons
10There are 60 kids on the bus. 38 get off at the first stop and 15 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
11Zoe has 19 shells. Theo has 5 more than Zoe. Nora has 21 fewer than Theo. How many shells does Nora have?
Answer: ______________ shells
12Maya had some cards. Maya got 23 cards on Monday and 24 cards on Tuesday. Now Maya has 63 cards. How many cards did Maya have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
Answer key: Two-step stories
- 1. 31 shells
- 2. 64 marbles
- 3. 72 birds
- 4. 52 cards
- 5. 3 kids
- 6. 17 marbles
- 7. 89 stickers
- 8. 47 crayons
- 9. 22 crayons
- 10. 7 kids
- 11. 3 shells
- 12. 16 cards
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