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: ____________
1Leo has 16 balloons. Some balloons float away. Now Leo has 6 balloons left. How many balloons floated away?
Answer: ______________ balloons
2There are 10 dogs and 4 cats at the pet shop. How many pets are there in all?
Answer: ______________ pets
3Sam picks 10 apples. Then Sam picks some more apples. Now Sam has 16 apples. How many more apples did Sam pick?
Answer: ______________ apples
4There are some cars in a parking lot. 7 cars drive away. Now there are 7 cars left in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?
Answer: ______________ cars
52 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, 2 more kids get on. How many kids are on the bus now?
Answer: ______________ kids
617 frogs sit on a log. 4 frogs jump into the pond. How many frogs are left on the log?
Answer: ______________ frogs
7Priya bakes 8 cookies. Then Priya bakes 4 more cookies. How many cookies are there now?
Answer: ______________ cookies
8Ana finds some shells at the beach. Ana gives 3 shells to Aiden. Now Ana has 2 shells left. How many shells did Ana find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
9Omar caught 17 fish. Ana caught 7 fish. How many more fish did Omar catch than Ana?
Answer: ______________ fish
10Lily has 19 crayons. 9 are red and the rest are blue. How many crayons are blue?
Answer: ______________ crayons
11Zoe found 8 shells. Sam found 6 more shells than Zoe. How many shells did Sam find?
Answer: ______________ shells
12Jamal caught 20 fish. Rosa caught 17 fish. How many fewer fish did Rosa catch than Jamal?
Answer: ______________ fish
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 10 balloons
- 2. 14 pets
- 3. 6 apples
- 4. 14 cars
- 5. 4 kids
- 6. 13 frogs
- 7. 12 cookies
- 8. 5 shells
- 9. 10 fish
- 10. 10 crayons
- 11. 14 shells
- 12. 3 fish
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