2nd Grade Addition and Subtraction Word Problems Worksheets

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6 problems. Taxis, trains and crayons: add or subtract? Within 100. Sheet FSI2V6, with its answer key.

Taxis, trains and crayons: add or subtract? Within 100

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Read each problem. Work it out in the space, then write the answer.

1.There are 48 books on a cart. Carlos shelves 36 of them. How many books are still on the cart?Answer: _____
2.The gym has 35 balls. 23 are basketballs and the rest are soccer balls. How many are soccer balls?Answer: _____
3.A box holds 79 crayons. 53 of them are sharp and the rest are dull. How many crayons are dull?Answer: _____
4.A train has 30 riders. 19 more riders get on at the next stop. How many riders are on the train now?Answer: _____
5.Kira has 48 photos to sort and has sorted 23. How many photos are left to sort?Answer: _____
6.Priya counts 32 taxis and 14 trucks from a window. How many taxis and trucks does Priya count?Answer: _____

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Answer key. Taxis, trains and crayons: add or subtract? Within 100

1.There are 48 books on a cart. Carlos shelves 36 of them. How many books are still on the cart?Answer: 1212 + 36 = 48
2.The gym has 35 balls. 23 are basketballs and the rest are soccer balls. How many are soccer balls?Answer: 1223 + 12 = 35
3.A box holds 79 crayons. 53 of them are sharp and the rest are dull. How many crayons are dull?Answer: 2653 + 26 = 79
4.A train has 30 riders. 19 more riders get on at the next stop. How many riders are on the train now?Answer: 4930 + 19 = 49
5.Kira has 48 photos to sort and has sorted 23. How many photos are left to sort?Answer: 2525 + 23 = 48
6.Priya counts 32 taxis and 14 trucks from a window. How many taxis and trucks does Priya count?Answer: 4632 + 14 = 46

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How it works

Each 2nd grade story problems worksheet here stays within 100 and has one step a story. The page opens on six stories that mix adding and subtracting, about taxis, trains and crayons.

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What grade 2 stories cover

Common Core 2.OA.1 keeps the five kinds of story from grade 1 and raises the numbers to 100, with the unknown in any place. It also names two-step stories; every story here has one step. 2.MD.5 adds stories about lengths in one unit.

With or without regrouping

The 2nd grade addition word problems worksheets start as a pair: the same six stories with no regrouping, then with regrouping in every sum. The subtraction group does the same.

Print with the key

These free printable story problem worksheets (2nd grade numbers, one step a story) print one to a page with Name, Date and Score lines. The key prints as the last page; uncheck Answer key to leave it off.

In Marbles, riders and note pads: how many before some left? a take-away story is solved by adding.

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What is on a math story problems 2nd grade worksheet?

One-step stories with 2-digit numbers: two amounts joined, one taken from another, two compared, or a story with the change or the start missing. Six open on each sheet without pictures, and the Problems menu changes that.

Which 2nd grade subtraction word problem worksheet comes first?

Books, buttons and bagels: take away within 100, no regrouping. The same six stories come again with regrouping in every subtraction, and a third sheet asks for the equation.

Does one sheet mix addition and subtraction?

Yes, the sheet the page opens on. Under a subtracting story its key prints the answer and the addition that holds the same numbers, such as 39 + 32 = 71.

Are there word problems with pictures worksheets 2nd grade classes can use?

One. Two rows to compare draws both amounts in rows, lined up one to one, for compare stories within 20. Numbers to 100 are too many to draw, so the other sheets have no pictures.

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Addition and subtraction word problems within 100 1

Taxis, trains and crayons: add or subtract? Within 100 The sheet this page opens on: adding stories and subtracting stories mixed, within 100, one step each. A box holds 71 crayons. 39 of them are sharp and the rest are dull. How many crayons are dull? The answer is 32, and the key also prints 39 + 32 = 71. For a subtracting story the key gives the answer and the addition that holds the same three numbers. Common Core grade 2 (2.OA.1).

2nd grade addition word problems 3

Greenhouse, bus and choir: add within 100 with regrouping The same six stories, and every sum needs regrouping. Uma has 44 stamps in an album and buys 29 more. How many stamps does Uma have now? 44 + 29 = 73.
Greenhouse, bus and choir: add within 100, no regrouping Two 2-digit amounts are joined or put together, and no column adds past 9. Uma has 51 stamps in an album and buys 11 more. How many stamps does Uma have now? 51 + 11 = 62.
Greenhouse, bus and choir: write the addition equation Under each adding story the sheet prints ___ + ___ = ___ in place of an answer line. Uma has 39 stamps in an album and buys 32 more. How many stamps does Uma have now? 39 + 32 = 71. The key shows the equation filled in.

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2nd grade subtraction word problems 3

Books, buttons and bagels: take away within 100 with regrouping The same six stories, and every subtraction needs regrouping. There are 31 students in the lunchroom. 15 go out to recess. How many students are still in the lunchroom? 31 − 15 = 16.
Books, buttons and bagels: take away within 100, no regrouping Something is taken from a 2-digit amount, and no column needs regrouping. There are 65 students in the lunchroom. 21 go out to recess. How many students are still in the lunchroom? 65 − 21 = 44.
Books, buttons and bagels: write the subtraction equation Under each take-away story the sheet prints ___ − ___ = ___. There are 68 students in the lunchroom. 28 go out to recess. How many students are still in the lunchroom? 68 − 28 = 40. The key shows the equation filled in.

Comparing two amounts 2

Cans, cranes and laps: how many more, how many fewer? Two 2-digit amounts are compared: how many more, how many fewer, how many feet taller. Uma runs 68 laps this month. Last month Uma ran 28 laps. How many more laps does Uma run this month? 68 − 28 = 40.
Keys, sand and train cars: the bigger or the smaller amount One amount and the difference are given, and the story asks for the bigger or the smaller amount. Uma picks 68 berries. Omar picks 40 fewer berries than Uma. How many berries does Omar pick? The answer is 28, and the key also prints the subtraction that links the three numbers, 68 − 28 = 40.

The missing change or the missing start 4

Gym, seeds and library shelf: the starting amount is missing The amount at the start is missing: more came and the total is given. Some children are in the gym. 32 more children walk in, and now there are 71. How many children were in the gym at first? The answer is 39, and the key also prints 39 + 32 = 71.
Marbles, riders and note pads: how many before some left? The amount at the start is missing: some left and the rest is given. A jar was full of marbles. After Uma took out 28, the jar still held 40. How many marbles did the full jar hold? The answer is 68, and the key also prints 68 − 28 = 40. A take-away story that is solved by adding.
Paper cups, leaves and melons: how many are gone? Some leave, and the amount that left is missing. Uma has 68 paper cups. After a party 40 cups are left. How many cups were used at the party? The answer is 28, and the key also prints 68 − 28 = 40.
Scrapbook, parking lot and bottle caps: how many joined? More join, and the amount that joined is missing. Uma has 39 pages of a scrapbook filled. After a trip Uma has 71 pages filled. How many pages did Uma fill on the trip? The answer is 32, and the key also prints 39 + 32 = 71. Common Core 2.OA.1 asks for the unknown in every position.

Length word problems: inches, feet, centimeters, meters 2

Lengths to add within 100: paper strips, hopscotch and sprouts Two lengths in the same unit are added: centimeters, inches or meters. Uma walks 39 meters to the gate and 32 more meters to the door. How many meters does Uma walk? 39 + 32 = 71. Common Core 2.MD.5 asks for length stories within 100.
Lengths to subtract within 100: wire, kite strings and boards A length is cut from another, or two lengths are compared, in inches, feet or centimeters. A board is 68 centimeters long. A shelf needs only 28 centimeters of it. How many centimeters are cut off? 68 − 28 = 40. Common Core 2.MD.5.

Word problems with pictures 1

Two rows to compare: how many more? Pictures within 20 Each box draws two rows of the same thing, lined up one to one, above a compare story within 20. Quinn has 17 stars. Kira has 9 stars. How many more stars does Quinn have than Kira? The answer is 8. The longer row shows how many more.

How this list was compiled: Sheet types, stories and descriptions are our own work, written in October 2026. The sheet maker deals the numbers and names of every problem and works each answer out from them. On 2026-10-03, 3,152 problems on 464 sheets from every sheet type were dealt and each answer was checked a second way, against the numbers printed in the story and the number sentence of the key: 0 wrong. The story kinds and the grade limits were read on 2026-10-03 in the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, https://www.thecorestandards.org/wp-content/uploads/Math_Standards1.pdf : grade 2, Operations and Algebraic Thinking, standard 1 (use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve one- and two-step word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions) and standard 2 (fluently add and subtract within 20), and grade 2, Measurement and Data, standard 5 (use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve word problems involving lengths that are given in the same units). Every story on these sheets has one step. The standards are free to read and are copyright of the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers. Neither body has reviewed these sheets, and naming a standard does not mean anyone has approved a sheet. Licence: own work