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 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, 2 more kids get on. Now 5 kids are on the bus. How many kids were on the bus at first?
Answer: ______________ kids
2There are 20 cars in a parking lot. 11 cars drive away. How many cars are left in the lot?
Answer: ______________ cars
3Kai has 16 stickers. Kai gives some stickers to Rosa. Now Kai has 12 stickers left. How many stickers did Kai give to Rosa?
Answer: ______________ stickers
4Aiden caught 10 fish. Aiden caught 8 more fish than Maya. How many fish did Maya catch?
Answer: ______________ fish
5There are 8 cars in a parking lot. 6 cars drive away. How many cars are left in the lot?
Answer: ______________ cars
6Lily picked 8 strawberries. Lily picked 3 more strawberries than Zoe. How many strawberries did Zoe pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
7Mei caught 18 fish. Mei caught 9 more fish than Priya. How many fish did Priya catch?
Answer: ______________ fish
8Mei finds 2 shells at the beach. Then Mei finds 7 more shells. How many shells does Mei have now?
Answer: ______________ shells
9Theo found 11 shells. Theo found 3 more shells than Rosa. How many shells did Rosa find?
Answer: ______________ shells
10Omar has 6 marbles. Omar has 4 more marbles than Aiden. How many marbles does Aiden have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
11There are some birds in a tree. 7 birds fly away. Now there are 3 birds left in the tree. How many birds were in the tree at first?
Answer: ______________ birds
12There are 4 cars in a parking lot. 5 more cars drive in. How many cars are in the lot now?
Answer: ______________ cars
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 3 kids
- 2. 9 cars
- 3. 4 stickers
- 4. 2 fish
- 5. 2 cars
- 6. 5 strawberries
- 7. 9 fish
- 8. 9 shells
- 9. 8 shells
- 10. 2 marbles
- 11. 10 birds
- 12. 9 cars
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