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 ducks swim in a pond. 4 more ducks fly down to the pond. Now 6 ducks are in the pond. How many ducks were in the pond at first?
Answer: ______________ ducks
2Omar has 4 crayons. 2 are red and the rest are blue. How many crayons are blue?
Answer: ______________ crayons
33 ducks swim in a pond. Some more ducks fly down to the pond. Now 11 ducks are in the pond. How many ducks flew down to the pond?
Answer: ______________ ducks
4There are 11 cars in a parking lot. 8 cars drive away. How many cars are left in the lot?
Answer: ______________ cars
5Nora has 12 stickers. Nora has 7 fewer stickers than Aiden. How many stickers does Aiden have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
6Theo picked 6 strawberries. Theo picked 2 more strawberries than Sam. How many strawberries did Sam pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
7Priya has 6 stickers. Aiden has 2 stickers. How many more stickers does Priya have than Aiden?
Answer: ______________ stickers
8Lily read 15 pages. Lily read 3 fewer pages than Theo. How many pages did Theo read?
Answer: ______________ pages
9Mei has 3 marbles. Mei has 3 fewer marbles than Priya. How many marbles does Priya have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
1015 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, 8 kids get off. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
11Kai caught 10 fish. Lily caught 7 fish. How many fewer fish did Lily catch than Kai?
Answer: ______________ fish
12Ben has 20 cards. Ben has 6 more cards than Rosa. How many cards does Rosa have?
Answer: ______________ cards
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 2 ducks
- 2. 2 crayons
- 3. 8 ducks
- 4. 3 cars
- 5. 19 stickers
- 6. 4 strawberries
- 7. 4 stickers
- 8. 18 pages
- 9. 6 marbles
- 10. 7 kids
- 11. 3 fish
- 12. 14 cards
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