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: ____________
1Sam has 4 cards. Leo has 2 cards. How many more cards does Sam have than Leo?
Answer: ______________ cards
2Leo finds 13 shells at the beach. Leo gives 11 shells to Zoe. How many shells does Leo have left?
Answer: ______________ shells
3Rosa bakes some cookies. The family eats 7 of the cookies. Now there are 5 cookies left. How many cookies did Rosa bake at first?
Answer: ______________ cookies
4Leo has 8 marbles. Mei has 2 marbles. How many more marbles does Leo have than Mei?
Answer: ______________ marbles
5Jamal picks some apples. Jamal puts 7 apples in a pie. Now Jamal has 13 apples left. How many apples did Jamal pick at first?
Answer: ______________ apples
6Kai found 20 shells. Mei found 4 fewer shells than Kai. How many shells did Mei find?
Answer: ______________ shells
7There are some birds in a tree. 7 more birds fly to the tree. Now there are 10 birds in the tree. How many birds were in the tree at first?
Answer: ______________ birds
8Ana caught 13 fish. Sam caught 2 fish. How many fewer fish did Sam catch than Ana?
Answer: ______________ fish
9Sam has 7 stickers. Mei has 4 stickers. How many more stickers does Sam have than Mei?
Answer: ______________ stickers
10Rosa has 11 marbles. Leo has 2 more marbles than Rosa. How many marbles does Leo have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
11Mei puts 19 flowers in a vase. 3 are red and the rest are yellow. How many flowers are yellow?
Answer: ______________ flowers
12There are some birds in a tree. 4 birds fly away. Now there are 12 birds left in the tree. How many birds were in the tree at first?
Answer: ______________ birds
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 2 cards
- 2. 2 shells
- 3. 12 cookies
- 4. 6 marbles
- 5. 20 apples
- 6. 16 shells
- 7. 3 birds
- 8. 11 fish
- 9. 3 stickers
- 10. 13 marbles
- 11. 16 flowers
- 12. 16 birds
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