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: ____________
1Kai caught 2 fish. Omar caught 12 more fish than Kai. How many fish did Omar catch?
Answer: ______________ fish
2Zoe has 14 stickers. Jamal has 2 more stickers than Zoe. How many stickers does Jamal have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
3Lily has 13 cards. Ben has 5 more cards than Lily. How many cards does Ben have?
Answer: ______________ cards
4Priya picked 8 strawberries. Kai picked 3 fewer strawberries than Priya. How many strawberries did Kai pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
5The class library has 12 storybooks and 2 science books. How many books are in the class library?
Answer: ______________ books
68 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, some kids get off. Now 4 kids are still on the bus. How many kids got off?
Answer: ______________ kids
7Kai baked 12 muffins. Omar baked 4 more muffins than Kai. How many muffins did Omar bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
8Sam has 5 stickers. Ben gives Sam 11 more stickers. How many stickers does Sam have now?
Answer: ______________ stickers
9Ben has 6 cards. Priya has 4 fewer cards than Ben. How many cards does Priya have?
Answer: ______________ cards
10Ana finds 19 shells at the beach. Ana gives some shells to Maya. Now Ana has 13 shells left. How many shells did Ana give to Maya?
Answer: ______________ shells
11Zoe baked 2 muffins. Aiden baked 2 more muffins than Zoe. How many muffins did Aiden bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
12There are some birds in a tree. 12 more birds fly to the tree. Now there are 15 birds in the tree. How many birds were in the tree at first?
Answer: ______________ birds
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 14 fish
- 2. 16 stickers
- 3. 18 cards
- 4. 5 strawberries
- 5. 14 books
- 6. 4 kids
- 7. 16 muffins
- 8. 16 stickers
- 9. 2 cards
- 10. 6 shells
- 11. 4 muffins
- 12. 3 birds
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