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 has 14 balloons. Some balloons float away. Now Kai has 2 balloons left. How many balloons floated away?
Answer: ______________ balloons
2The class library has 9 storybooks and 6 science books. How many books are in the class library?
Answer: ______________ books
3Omar found 13 shells. Priya found 3 shells. How many fewer shells did Priya find than Omar?
Answer: ______________ shells
4Omar has 8 marbles. Ana has 6 marbles. How many fewer marbles does Ana have than Omar?
Answer: ______________ marbles
5Priya caught 20 fish. Jamal caught 6 fewer fish than Priya. How many fish did Jamal catch?
Answer: ______________ fish
6Mei has 15 stickers. Mei gives 5 stickers to Ana. How many stickers does Mei have left?
Answer: ______________ stickers
7There are 5 cars in a parking lot. 2 cars drive away. How many cars are left in the lot?
Answer: ______________ cars
8Theo finds 9 shells at the beach. Then Theo finds 6 more shells. How many shells does Theo have now?
Answer: ______________ shells
9Zoe finds some shells at the beach. Then Zoe finds 18 more shells. Now Zoe has 20 shells. How many shells did Zoe find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
10Kai read 2 pages. Priya read 6 more pages than Kai. How many pages did Priya read?
Answer: ______________ pages
11Ben has 19 cards. Rosa has 8 cards. How many more cards does Ben have than Rosa?
Answer: ______________ cards
12Rosa has 5 stickers. Priya has 3 stickers. How many fewer stickers does Priya have than Rosa?
Answer: ______________ stickers
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 12 balloons
- 2. 15 books
- 3. 10 shells
- 4. 2 marbles
- 5. 14 fish
- 6. 10 stickers
- 7. 3 cars
- 8. 15 shells
- 9. 2 shells
- 10. 8 pages
- 11. 11 cards
- 12. 2 stickers
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