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: ____________
1Some frogs sit on a log. 5 frogs jump into the pond. Now 7 frogs are left on the log. How many frogs were on the log at first?
Answer: ______________ frogs
2There are 14 birds in a tree. Some birds fly away. Now there are 8 birds left in the tree. How many birds flew away?
Answer: ______________ birds
312 frogs sit on a log. Some frogs jump into the pond. Now 8 frogs are left on the log. How many frogs jumped into the pond?
Answer: ______________ frogs
4Lily baked 15 muffins. Omar baked 13 muffins. How many fewer muffins did Omar bake than Lily?
Answer: ______________ muffins
5Lily read 3 pages. Mei read 8 more pages than Lily. How many pages did Mei read?
Answer: ______________ pages
6Priya has some stickers. Omar gives Priya 13 more stickers. Now Priya has 20 stickers. How many stickers did Priya have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
7Leo has 14 crayons. 5 are red and the rest are blue. How many crayons are blue?
Answer: ______________ crayons
8Some frogs sit on a log. 3 frogs jump into the pond. Now 10 frogs are left on the log. How many frogs were on the log at first?
Answer: ______________ frogs
9There are 6 cars in a parking lot. 10 more cars drive in. How many cars are in the lot now?
Answer: ______________ cars
10Theo has 15 stickers. Zoe has 3 fewer stickers than Theo. How many stickers does Zoe have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
11There are 4 birds in a tree. 4 more birds fly to the tree. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
12There are some birds in a tree. 2 birds fly away. Now there are 2 birds left in the tree. How many birds were in the tree at first?
Answer: ______________ birds
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 12 frogs
- 2. 6 birds
- 3. 4 frogs
- 4. 2 muffins
- 5. 11 pages
- 6. 7 stickers
- 7. 9 crayons
- 8. 13 frogs
- 9. 16 cars
- 10. 12 stickers
- 11. 8 birds
- 12. 4 birds
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