πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
👟 Two-step stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Mei has 14 shells. Ben has 30 more than Mei. Ana has 21 fewer than Ben. How many shells does Ana have?
Answer: ______________ shells
2Lily has 28 marbles. Priya has 3 fewer than Lily. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
3Nora has 10 stickers. Aiden gives Nora 55 more. Then Nora gives away 62. How many stickers does Nora have now?
Answer: ______________ stickers
470 birds are in a tree. 32 fly away. Then 10 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
5Sam has 49 red crayons and 32 blue crayons. Nora has 27 crayons. How many more crayons does Sam have than Nora?
Answer: ______________ crayons
6Ben has 42 shells. Zoe has 14 more than Ben. Nora has 49 fewer than Zoe. How many shells does Nora have?
Answer: ______________ shells
7Priya has 63 stickers. Zoe gives Priya 6 more. Then Priya gives away 19. How many stickers does Priya have now?
Answer: ______________ stickers
8There are 15 kids on the bus. 5 get off at the first stop and 5 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
9Priya had some cards. Priya got 39 cards on Monday and 28 cards on Tuesday. Now Priya has 99 cards. How many cards did Priya have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
10Lily has 40 marbles. Zoe has 11 fewer than Lily. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
11Kai has 11 marbles. Sam has 7 fewer than Kai. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
12Jamal has 49 marbles. Nora has 21 fewer than Jamal. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
Answer key: Two-step stories
- 1. 23 shells
- 2. 53 marbles
- 3. 3 stickers
- 4. 48 birds
- 5. 54 crayons
- 6. 7 shells
- 7. 50 stickers
- 8. 5 kids
- 9. 32 cards
- 10. 69 marbles
- 11. 15 marbles
- 12. 77 marbles
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