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: ____________
1Maya puts 12 flowers in a vase. 2 are red and the rest are yellow. How many flowers are yellow?
Answer: ______________ flowers
2There are some cars in a parking lot. 3 cars drive away. Now there are 2 cars left in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?
Answer: ______________ cars
3A tank has 18 fish. 12 are blue and the rest are striped. How many fish are striped?
Answer: ______________ fish
4Nora finds 4 shells at the beach. Nora gives some shells to Sam. Now Nora has 2 shells left. How many shells did Nora give to Sam?
Answer: ______________ shells
5Ben caught 19 fish. Sam caught 12 fish. How many more fish did Ben catch than Sam?
Answer: ______________ fish
6Nora caught 18 fish. Sam caught 5 fewer fish than Nora. How many fish did Sam catch?
Answer: ______________ fish
7Ana has some balloons. Ana gets 7 more balloons at a party. Now Ana has 9 balloons. How many balloons did Ana have at first?
Answer: ______________ balloons
8Leo picked 5 strawberries. Jamal picked 2 strawberries. How many more strawberries did Leo pick than Jamal?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
9Ben picked 13 strawberries. Zoe picked 8 fewer strawberries than Ben. How many strawberries did Zoe pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
10Priya read 13 pages. Leo read 7 pages. How many fewer pages did Leo read than Priya?
Answer: ______________ pages
11Mei finds 3 shells at the beach. Then Mei finds 3 more shells. How many shells does Mei have now?
Answer: ______________ shells
124 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, 3 more kids get on. How many kids are on the bus now?
Answer: ______________ kids
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 10 flowers
- 2. 5 cars
- 3. 6 fish
- 4. 2 shells
- 5. 7 fish
- 6. 13 fish
- 7. 2 balloons
- 8. 3 strawberries
- 9. 5 strawberries
- 10. 6 pages
- 11. 6 shells
- 12. 7 kids
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