πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
👟 Two-step stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar has 40 stickers. Sam gives Omar 60 more. Then Omar gives away 80. How many stickers does Omar have now?
Answer: ______________ stickers
2Theo has 24 shells. Priya has 18 more than Theo. Aiden has 24 fewer than Priya. How many shells does Aiden have?
Answer: ______________ shells
3There are 77 kids on the bus. 73 get off at the first stop and 2 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
438 birds are in a tree. 23 fly away. Then 25 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
5Zoe has 7 marbles. Ben has 2 fewer than Zoe. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
6Mei has 47 red crayons and 5 blue crayons. Kai has 31 crayons. How many more crayons does Mei have than Kai?
Answer: ______________ crayons
7Sam had some cards. Sam got 10 cards on Monday and 5 cards on Tuesday. Now Sam has 29 cards. How many cards did Sam have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
8Theo has 39 marbles. Zoe has 17 fewer than Theo. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
9Jamal has 6 stickers. Nora gives Jamal 61 more. Then Jamal gives away 5. How many stickers does Jamal have now?
Answer: ______________ stickers
10Aiden had some cards. Aiden got 6 cards on Monday and 3 cards on Tuesday. Now Aiden has 19 cards. How many cards did Aiden have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
11There are 89 kids on the bus. 50 get off at the first stop and 2 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
12There are 90 kids on the bus. 73 get off at the first stop and 11 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
Answer key: Two-step stories
- 1. 20 stickers
- 2. 18 shells
- 3. 2 kids
- 4. 40 birds
- 5. 12 marbles
- 6. 21 crayons
- 7. 14 cards
- 8. 61 marbles
- 9. 62 stickers
- 10. 10 cards
- 11. 37 kids
- 12. 6 kids
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