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: ____________
1Maya has 5 marbles. Theo has 3 more marbles than Maya. How many marbles does Theo have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2Rosa puts 9 red flowers and 7 yellow flowers in a vase. How many flowers are in the vase?
Answer: ______________ flowers
3Omar caught 15 fish. Maya caught 5 more fish than Omar. How many fish did Maya catch?
Answer: ______________ fish
4Ana found 11 shells. Lily found 5 shells. How many fewer shells did Lily find than Ana?
Answer: ______________ shells
55 ducks swim in a pond. 3 more ducks fly down to the pond. How many ducks are in the pond now?
Answer: ______________ ducks
6Some kids are on the bus. At the next stop, 4 more kids get on. Now 7 kids are on the bus. How many kids were on the bus at first?
Answer: ______________ kids
7Ben has 2 cards. Sam has 8 more cards than Ben. How many cards does Sam have?
Answer: ______________ cards
8Rosa baked 6 muffins. Omar baked 6 more muffins than Rosa. How many muffins did Omar bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
9Leo bakes 5 cookies. The family eats some of the cookies. Now there are 2 cookies left. How many cookies did the family eat?
Answer: ______________ cookies
108 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, some more kids get on. Now 18 kids are on the bus. How many kids got on?
Answer: ______________ kids
11The gym has 7 balls. 5 are soccer balls and the rest are basketballs. How many basketballs are there?
Answer: ______________ balls
12Lily has 10 marbles. Omar has 3 marbles. How many fewer marbles does Omar have than Lily?
Answer: ______________ marbles
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 8 marbles
- 2. 16 flowers
- 3. 20 fish
- 4. 6 shells
- 5. 8 ducks
- 6. 3 kids
- 7. 10 cards
- 8. 12 muffins
- 9. 3 cookies
- 10. 10 kids
- 11. 2 balls
- 12. 7 marbles
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