πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
👟 Two-step stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya has 13 marbles. Lily has 11 fewer than Maya. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2There are 22 kids on the bus. 8 get off at the first stop and 9 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
3Theo has 24 marbles. Zoe has 9 fewer than Theo. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
4There are 47 kids on the bus. 29 get off at the first stop and 8 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
5Lily has 9 shells. Jamal has 8 more than Lily. Ben has 4 fewer than Jamal. How many shells does Ben have?
Answer: ______________ shells
6Leo has 50 marbles. Priya has 12 fewer than Leo. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
7Aiden had some cards. Aiden got 29 cards on Monday and 14 cards on Tuesday. Now Aiden has 91 cards. How many cards did Aiden have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
883 birds are in a tree. 36 fly away. Then 44 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
960 birds are in a tree. 18 fly away. Then 24 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
10Leo had some cards. Leo got 15 cards on Monday and 8 cards on Tuesday. Now Leo has 32 cards. How many cards did Leo have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
1134 birds are in a tree. 13 fly away. Then 21 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
12Leo has 49 red crayons and 20 blue crayons. Mei has 29 crayons. How many more crayons does Leo have than Mei?
Answer: ______________ crayons
Answer key: Two-step stories
- 1. 15 marbles
- 2. 5 kids
- 3. 39 marbles
- 4. 10 kids
- 5. 13 shells
- 6. 88 marbles
- 7. 48 cards
- 8. 91 birds
- 9. 66 birds
- 10. 9 cards
- 11. 42 birds
- 12. 40 crayons
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