πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
👟 Two-step stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Mei has 6 marbles. Ben has 4 fewer than Mei. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2Rosa had some cards. Rosa got 10 cards on Monday and 28 cards on Tuesday. Now Rosa has 63 cards. How many cards did Rosa have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
3Nora has 11 red crayons and 8 blue crayons. Priya has 7 crayons. How many more crayons does Nora have than Priya?
Answer: ______________ crayons
4Jamal has 28 shells. Ben has 32 more than Jamal. Kai has 14 fewer than Ben. How many shells does Kai have?
Answer: ______________ shells
593 birds are in a tree. 7 fly away. Then 6 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
6Aiden has 37 red crayons and 26 blue crayons. Kai has 17 crayons. How many more crayons does Aiden have than Kai?
Answer: ______________ crayons
7Omar had some cards. Omar got 4 cards on Monday and 7 cards on Tuesday. Now Omar has 20 cards. How many cards did Omar have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
8Aiden has 76 stickers. Priya gives Aiden 2 more. Then Aiden gives away 44. How many stickers does Aiden have now?
Answer: ______________ stickers
979 birds are in a tree. 44 fly away. Then 53 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
10Theo had some cards. Theo got 5 cards on Monday and 30 cards on Tuesday. Now Theo has 76 cards. How many cards did Theo have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
11Ben has 31 red crayons and 50 blue crayons. Nora has 65 crayons. How many more crayons does Ben have than Nora?
Answer: ______________ crayons
12Jamal had some cards. Jamal got 5 cards on Monday and 20 cards on Tuesday. Now Jamal has 45 cards. How many cards did Jamal have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
Answer key: Two-step stories
- 1. 8 marbles
- 2. 25 cards
- 3. 12 crayons
- 4. 46 shells
- 5. 92 birds
- 6. 46 crayons
- 7. 9 cards
- 8. 34 stickers
- 9. 88 birds
- 10. 41 cards
- 11. 16 crayons
- 12. 20 cards
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