πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
👟 Two-step stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo has 30 red crayons and 2 blue crayons. Ana has 16 crayons. How many more crayons does Leo have than Ana?
Answer: ______________ crayons
2Aiden has 8 shells. Nora has 44 more than Aiden. Jamal has 22 fewer than Nora. How many shells does Jamal have?
Answer: ______________ shells
3Jamal had some cards. Jamal got 8 cards on Monday and 4 cards on Tuesday. Now Jamal has 53 cards. How many cards did Jamal have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
4Zoe had some cards. Zoe got 5 cards on Monday and 7 cards on Tuesday. Now Zoe has 48 cards. How many cards did Zoe have at first?
Answer: ______________ cards
5Ben has 38 marbles. Zoe has 19 fewer than Ben. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
6Rosa has 20 marbles. Aiden has 2 fewer than Rosa. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
7Sam has 20 shells. Mei has 12 more than Sam. Jamal has 29 fewer than Mei. How many shells does Jamal have?
Answer: ______________ shells
8Mei has 83 stickers. Zoe gives Mei 2 more. Then Mei gives away 9. How many stickers does Mei have now?
Answer: ______________ stickers
9There are 86 kids on the bus. 40 get off at the first stop and 2 get off at the next stop. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
10Sam has 48 marbles. Omar has 7 fewer than Sam. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
1161 birds are in a tree. 55 fly away. Then 6 more birds come. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
12Mei has 16 marbles. Priya has 5 fewer than Mei. How many marbles do they have together?
Answer: ______________ marbles
Answer key: Two-step stories
- 1. 16 crayons
- 2. 30 shells
- 3. 41 cards
- 4. 36 cards
- 5. 57 marbles
- 6. 38 marbles
- 7. 3 shells
- 8. 76 stickers
- 9. 44 kids
- 10. 89 marbles
- 11. 12 birds
- 12. 27 marbles
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