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: ____________
110 ducks swim in a pond. Some ducks waddle away. Now 2 ducks are left in the pond. How many ducks waddled away?
Answer: ______________ ducks
2Lily baked 8 muffins. Omar baked 4 muffins. How many fewer muffins did Omar bake than Lily?
Answer: ______________ muffins
3Jamal has 5 marbles. Ben has 3 marbles. How many fewer marbles does Ben have than Jamal?
Answer: ______________ marbles
48 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, some kids get off. Now 3 kids are still on the bus. How many kids got off?
Answer: ______________ kids
5There are some birds in a tree. 5 birds fly away. Now there are 11 birds left in the tree. How many birds were in the tree at first?
Answer: ______________ birds
6Lily found 6 shells. Aiden found 4 more shells than Lily. How many shells did Aiden find?
Answer: ______________ shells
7Lily has some stickers. Lily gives 2 stickers to Nora. Now Lily has 2 stickers left. How many stickers did Lily have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
8Priya picked 15 strawberries. Theo picked 2 strawberries. How many more strawberries did Priya pick than Theo?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
9Kai caught 2 fish. Ben caught 5 more fish than Kai. How many fish did Ben catch?
Answer: ______________ fish
10Kai has 19 stickers. Aiden has 4 fewer stickers than Kai. How many stickers does Aiden have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
11Ana has some stickers. Ana gives 7 stickers to Priya. Now Ana has 2 stickers left. How many stickers did Ana have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
12There are 5 pets at the pet shop. 2 are dogs and the rest are cats. How many cats are there?
Answer: ______________ pets
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 8 ducks
- 2. 4 muffins
- 3. 2 marbles
- 4. 5 kids
- 5. 16 birds
- 6. 10 shells
- 7. 4 stickers
- 8. 13 strawberries
- 9. 7 fish
- 10. 15 stickers
- 11. 9 stickers
- 12. 3 pets
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