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: ____________
1Nora bakes some cookies. Then Nora bakes 2 more cookies. Now there are 8 cookies. How many cookies did Nora bake at first?
Answer: ______________ cookies
2The class library has 16 books. 4 are storybooks and the rest are science books. How many science books are there?
Answer: ______________ books
3Ben finds 3 shells at the beach. Then Ben finds 12 more shells. How many shells does Ben have now?
Answer: ______________ shells
4Ben has 5 balloons. 3 balloons float away. How many balloons does Ben have left?
Answer: ______________ balloons
5There are some cars in a parking lot. 3 cars drive away. Now there are 9 cars left in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?
Answer: ______________ cars
6Jamal read 11 pages. Aiden read 2 pages. How many fewer pages did Aiden read than Jamal?
Answer: ______________ pages
7Leo read 5 pages. Mei read 3 pages. How many fewer pages did Mei read than Leo?
Answer: ______________ pages
8Sam has 8 marbles. Jamal has 2 more marbles than Sam. How many marbles does Jamal have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
9Mei has 11 cards. Ana has 9 cards. How many fewer cards does Ana have than Mei?
Answer: ______________ cards
10Zoe baked 14 muffins. Sam baked 3 fewer muffins than Zoe. How many muffins did Sam bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
11There are 11 birds in a tree. 7 birds fly away. How many birds are left in the tree?
Answer: ______________ birds
123 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, 12 more kids get on. How many kids are on the bus now?
Answer: ______________ kids
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 6 cookies
- 2. 12 books
- 3. 15 shells
- 4. 2 balloons
- 5. 12 cars
- 6. 9 pages
- 7. 2 pages
- 8. 10 marbles
- 9. 2 cards
- 10. 11 muffins
- 11. 4 birds
- 12. 15 kids
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