πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
👟 Two-step stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
155 birds are in a tree. 21 fly away. Then 44 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
274 birds are in a tree. 11 fly away. Then 7 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
3Mei has 15 red crayons and 3 blue crayons. Kai has 13 crayons. How many more crayons does Mei have than Kai?
Answer: ______________ crayons
4Priya had some cards. Priya got 3 cards on Monday and 2 cards on Tuesday. Now Priya has 78 cards. How many cards did Priya have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
5There are 38 kids on the bus. 16 get off at the first stop and 9 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
6Mei has 24 red crayons and 7 blue crayons. Priya has 18 crayons. How many more crayons does Mei have than Priya?
Answer: ______________ crayons
7Omar has 39 stickers. Zoe gives Omar 28 more. Then Omar gives away 28. How many stickers does Omar have now?
Answer: ______________ stickers
8Rosa has 50 shells. Mei has 42 more than Rosa. Aiden has 15 fewer than Mei. How many shells does Aiden have?
Answer: ______________ shells
9There are 41 kids on the bus. 34 get off at the first stop and 4 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
10Omar has 24 stickers. Kai gives Omar 54 more. Then Omar gives away 73. How many stickers does Omar have now?
Answer: ______________ stickers
11Rosa had some cards. Rosa got 36 cards on Monday and 17 cards on Tuesday. Now Rosa has 58 cards. How many cards did Rosa have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
12There are 72 kids on the bus. 33 get off at the first stop and 23 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
Answer key: Two-step stories
- 1. 78 birds
- 2. 70 birds
- 3. 5 crayons
- 4. 73 cards
- 5. 13 kids
- 6. 13 crayons
- 7. 39 stickers
- 8. 77 shells
- 9. 3 kids
- 10. 5 stickers
- 11. 5 cards
- 12. 16 kids
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