πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.1
🕵️ Story problems to 20
Add/subtract story problems within 20, unknown in any position
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Theo puts 2 red flowers and 7 yellow flowers in a vase. How many flowers are in the vase?
Answer: ______________ flowers
2There are 16 pets at the pet shop. 5 are dogs and the rest are cats. How many cats are there?
Answer: ______________ pets
3A tank has 4 blue fish and 7 striped fish. How many fish are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ fish
4Priya has 16 crayons. 7 are red and the rest are blue. How many crayons are blue?
Answer: ______________ crayons
5Mei has 6 stickers. Omar gives Mei 3 more stickers. How many stickers does Mei have now?
Answer: ______________ stickers
6Ana picks 3 apples. Then Ana picks 11 more apples. How many apples does Ana have now?
Answer: ______________ apples
7Nora picks 3 apples. Then Nora picks 17 more apples. How many apples does Nora have now?
Answer: ______________ apples
82 kids are on the swings and 2 kids are on the slide. How many kids are playing?
Answer: ______________ kids
9The class library has 17 storybooks and 3 science books. How many books are in the class library?
Answer: ______________ books
10There are 11 dogs and 7 cats at the pet shop. How many pets are there in all?
Answer: ______________ pets
11The gym has 17 soccer balls and 3 basketballs. How many balls does the gym have?
Answer: ______________ balls
12There are 2 birds in a tree. 3 more birds fly to the tree. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 9 flowers
- 2. 11 pets
- 3. 11 fish
- 4. 9 crayons
- 5. 9 stickers
- 6. 14 apples
- 7. 20 apples
- 8. 4 kids
- 9. 20 books
- 10. 18 pets
- 11. 20 balls
- 12. 5 birds
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