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: ____________
1There are 4 cars in a parking lot. Some more cars drive in. Now there are 17 cars in the lot. How many cars drove in?
Answer: ______________ cars
2Nora has 9 balloons. Some balloons float away. Now Nora has 3 balloons left. How many balloons floated away?
Answer: ______________ balloons
3Ben has 15 balloons. 2 balloons float away. How many balloons does Ben have left?
Answer: ______________ balloons
4Jamal caught 18 fish. Theo caught 15 fewer fish than Jamal. How many fish did Theo catch?
Answer: ______________ fish
5There are 9 cars in a parking lot. Some cars drive away. Now there are 4 cars left in the lot. How many cars drove away?
Answer: ______________ cars
6Nora finds some shells at the beach. Nora gives 2 shells to Mei. Now Nora has 15 shells left. How many shells did Nora find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
7Omar found 14 shells. Jamal found 6 fewer shells than Omar. How many shells did Jamal find?
Answer: ______________ shells
84 ducks swim in a pond. Some ducks waddle away. Now 2 ducks are left in the pond. How many ducks waddled away?
Answer: ______________ ducks
9A tank has 7 blue fish and 8 striped fish. How many fish are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ fish
10Lily finds 14 shells at the beach. Lily gives some shells to Sam. Now Lily has 11 shells left. How many shells did Lily give to Sam?
Answer: ______________ shells
11Leo has 6 stickers. Nora has 5 more stickers than Leo. How many stickers does Nora have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
12Ana has 5 marbles. Nora has 2 fewer marbles than Ana. How many marbles does Nora have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 13 cars
- 2. 6 balloons
- 3. 13 balloons
- 4. 3 fish
- 5. 5 cars
- 6. 17 shells
- 7. 8 shells
- 8. 2 ducks
- 9. 15 fish
- 10. 3 shells
- 11. 11 stickers
- 12. 3 marbles
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