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 some cars in a parking lot. 3 more cars drive in. Now there are 12 cars in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?
Answer: ______________ cars
2Ben has 10 balloons. 8 balloons float away. How many balloons does Ben have left?
Answer: ______________ balloons
3Omar finds 3 shells at the beach. Then Omar finds 15 more shells. How many shells does Omar have now?
Answer: ______________ shells
4Lily read 19 pages. Mei read 4 fewer pages than Lily. How many pages did Mei read?
Answer: ______________ pages
5Ana has 14 stickers. Zoe gives Ana 6 more stickers. How many stickers does Ana have now?
Answer: ______________ stickers
6Some frogs sit on a log. 7 more frogs hop onto the log. Now 11 frogs are on the log. How many frogs were on the log at first?
Answer: ______________ frogs
7Leo has 4 stickers. Sam has 7 more stickers than Leo. How many stickers does Sam have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
8There are 5 birds in a tree. Some more birds fly to the tree. Now there are 8 birds in the tree. How many birds flew to the tree?
Answer: ______________ birds
9Leo caught 9 fish. Aiden caught 7 more fish than Leo. How many fish did Aiden catch?
Answer: ______________ fish
10There are some cars in a parking lot. 6 cars drive away. Now there are 2 cars left in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?
Answer: ______________ cars
11Theo has 12 stickers. Omar has 4 more stickers than Theo. How many stickers does Omar have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
12Kai picked 9 strawberries. Priya picked 2 strawberries. How many more strawberries did Kai pick than Priya?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 9 cars
- 2. 2 balloons
- 3. 18 shells
- 4. 15 pages
- 5. 20 stickers
- 6. 4 frogs
- 7. 11 stickers
- 8. 3 birds
- 9. 16 fish
- 10. 8 cars
- 11. 16 stickers
- 12. 7 strawberries
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