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 balloons. Some balloons float away. Now Maya has 3 balloons left. How many balloons floated away?
Answer: ______________ balloons
212 frogs sit on a log. Some more frogs hop onto the log. Now 15 frogs are on the log. How many frogs hopped onto the log?
Answer: ______________ frogs
3Priya bakes 11 cookies. The family eats 8 of the cookies. How many cookies are left?
Answer: ______________ cookies
4Zoe read 18 pages. Lily read 3 pages. How many fewer pages did Lily read than Zoe?
Answer: ______________ pages
52 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, some more kids get on. Now 5 kids are on the bus. How many kids got on?
Answer: ______________ kids
64 frogs sit on a log. 3 more frogs hop onto the log. How many frogs are on the log now?
Answer: ______________ frogs
7Some frogs sit on a log. 2 more frogs hop onto the log. Now 10 frogs are on the log. How many frogs were on the log at first?
Answer: ______________ frogs
8The gym has 6 soccer balls and 7 basketballs. How many balls does the gym have?
Answer: ______________ balls
94 frogs sit on a log. 4 more frogs hop onto the log. How many frogs are on the log now?
Answer: ______________ frogs
10There are some birds in a tree. 8 more birds fly to the tree. Now there are 18 birds in the tree. How many birds were in the tree at first?
Answer: ______________ birds
11Jamal has 2 cards. Ben has 3 more cards than Jamal. How many cards does Ben have?
Answer: ______________ cards
12Priya has 7 cards. Theo has 3 more cards than Priya. How many cards does Theo have?
Answer: ______________ cards
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 2 balloons
- 2. 3 frogs
- 3. 3 cookies
- 4. 15 pages
- 5. 3 kids
- 6. 7 frogs
- 7. 8 frogs
- 8. 13 balls
- 9. 8 frogs
- 10. 10 birds
- 11. 5 cards
- 12. 10 cards
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