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: ____________
1Zoe found 6 shells. Ana found 6 more shells than Zoe. How many shells did Ana find?
Answer: ______________ shells
2Priya finds some shells at the beach. Priya gives 6 shells to Zoe. Now Priya has 9 shells left. How many shells did Priya find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
3Lily found 12 shells. Ben found 4 fewer shells than Lily. How many shells did Ben find?
Answer: ______________ shells
4There are 8 birds in a tree. Some more birds fly to the tree. Now there are 16 birds in the tree. How many birds flew to the tree?
Answer: ______________ birds
5Leo bakes 7 cookies. Then Leo bakes some more cookies. Now there are 15 cookies. How many more cookies did Leo bake?
Answer: ______________ cookies
6Leo finds some shells at the beach. Leo gives 4 shells to Priya. Now Leo has 4 shells left. How many shells did Leo find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
7Jamal has 9 marbles. Ana has 3 marbles. How many more marbles does Jamal have than Ana?
Answer: ______________ marbles
8Mei has 20 stickers. Jamal has 6 stickers. How many fewer stickers does Jamal have than Mei?
Answer: ______________ stickers
9Theo found 7 shells. Lily found 3 shells. How many more shells did Theo find than Lily?
Answer: ______________ shells
10Some frogs sit on a log. 7 frogs jump into the pond. Now 7 frogs are left on the log. How many frogs were on the log at first?
Answer: ______________ frogs
11Nora bakes 7 cookies. Then Nora bakes 4 more cookies. How many cookies are there now?
Answer: ______________ cookies
12Kai baked 9 muffins. Zoe baked 7 muffins. How many more muffins did Kai bake than Zoe?
Answer: ______________ muffins
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 12 shells
- 2. 15 shells
- 3. 8 shells
- 4. 8 birds
- 5. 8 cookies
- 6. 8 shells
- 7. 6 marbles
- 8. 14 stickers
- 9. 4 shells
- 10. 14 frogs
- 11. 11 cookies
- 12. 2 muffins
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