Word problems: add and subtract: printable worksheets
One- and two-step add and subtract word problems within 100, with lengths, money and bar models.
Sample worksheet
The first 2 problems of a real worksheet, made the way the builder makes it. Open it in the builder to change the number of problems, the difficulty and the layout, then print.
1.
A toy costs $1.00.
A book costs $0.15.
How much more does the toy cost?
Equation:
The toy costs more.
2.
A rope gets 23 yards longer.
Now the rope is 61 yards long.
How long was the rope at first?
Equation:
The rope was yards long at first.
Show answers
1.
Equation: $1.00 − $0.15 = $0.85
The toy costs $0.85 more.
2. yd
Equation:
The rope was 38 yards long at first.
What students practise
I can add and subtract two-digit numbers.
Students add and subtract within 100 with the standard algorithm, regrouping when needed, and check with the inverse operation.
Key words
- regroup
- trade ten ones for one ten, or one ten for ten ones
- difference
- the answer to a subtraction problem
Common mistakes
- Subtracts the smaller digit from the larger in each column.
- Forgets to add the regrouped ten.
Standards
Common Core State Standards this worksheet practises.
- 2.OA.A.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. (unverified)
- 2.MD.B.5: Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve word problems involving lengths that are given in the same units. (unverified)
- 2.MD.C.8: Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately. (unverified)
Related topics
- Before this: Word problems: add and subtract (Grade 1)
- Next: Add and subtract within 1,000 (Grade 2)