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 balloons. Omar gets some more balloons at a party. Now Omar has 20 balloons. How many balloons did Omar get at the party?
Answer: ______________ balloons
2Aiden picked 14 strawberries. Aiden picked 10 more strawberries than Ben. How many strawberries did Ben pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
3Ben bakes 13 cookies. Then Ben bakes 6 more cookies. How many cookies are there now?
Answer: ______________ cookies
4Sam found 5 shells. Sam found 3 fewer shells than Mei. How many shells did Mei find?
Answer: ______________ shells
5Ana read 8 pages. Ana read 10 fewer pages than Sam. How many pages did Sam read?
Answer: ______________ pages
6Leo found 12 shells. Leo found 5 more shells than Mei. How many shells did Mei find?
Answer: ______________ shells
7Nora found 2 shells. Nora found 3 fewer shells than Leo. How many shells did Leo find?
Answer: ______________ shells
87 ducks swim in a pond. 3 more ducks fly down to the pond. How many ducks are in the pond now?
Answer: ______________ ducks
9Lily has 4 marbles. Lily has 5 fewer marbles than Zoe. How many marbles does Zoe have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
10Ben found 15 shells. Ben found 10 more shells than Zoe. How many shells did Zoe find?
Answer: ______________ shells
11There are 3 dogs and 14 cats at the pet shop. How many pets are there in all?
Answer: ______________ pets
12Jamal has 4 cards. Jamal has 6 fewer cards than Mei. How many cards does Mei have?
Answer: ______________ cards
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 8 balloons
- 2. 4 strawberries
- 3. 19 cookies
- 4. 8 shells
- 5. 18 pages
- 6. 7 shells
- 7. 5 shells
- 8. 10 ducks
- 9. 9 marbles
- 10. 5 shells
- 11. 17 pets
- 12. 10 cards
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