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: ____________
1Omar has 12 marbles. Omar has 5 more marbles than Lily. How many marbles does Lily have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2The class library has 2 storybooks and 7 science books. How many books are in the class library?
Answer: ______________ books
3Aiden has 2 marbles. Aiden has 2 fewer marbles than Nora. How many marbles does Nora have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
4The class library has 20 books. 12 are storybooks and the rest are science books. How many science books are there?
Answer: ______________ books
5Theo has some balloons. 7 balloons float away. Now Theo has 2 balloons left. How many balloons did Theo have at first?
Answer: ______________ balloons
6Sam baked 19 muffins. Jamal baked 8 muffins. How many fewer muffins did Jamal bake than Sam?
Answer: ______________ muffins
7Leo finds 5 shells at the beach. Leo gives some shells to Kai. Now Leo has 2 shells left. How many shells did Leo give to Kai?
Answer: ______________ shells
8Zoe has 18 cards. Zoe has 4 more cards than Rosa. How many cards does Rosa have?
Answer: ______________ cards
9Theo found 4 shells. Theo found 4 fewer shells than Jamal. How many shells did Jamal find?
Answer: ______________ shells
10The gym has 6 balls. 4 are soccer balls and the rest are basketballs. How many basketballs are there?
Answer: ______________ balls
11Lily has 8 marbles. Lily has 5 more marbles than Mei. How many marbles does Mei have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
12Lily read 18 pages. Lily read 13 more pages than Sam. How many pages did Sam read?
Answer: ______________ pages
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 7 marbles
- 2. 9 books
- 3. 4 marbles
- 4. 8 books
- 5. 9 balloons
- 6. 11 muffins
- 7. 3 shells
- 8. 14 cards
- 9. 8 shells
- 10. 2 balls
- 11. 3 marbles
- 12. 5 pages
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