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: ____________
1There are some cars in a parking lot. 4 more cars drive in. Now there are 20 cars in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?
Answer: ______________ cars
2The class library has 19 books. 8 are storybooks and the rest are science books. How many science books are there?
Answer: ______________ books
3Rosa has 3 marbles. Rosa has 2 fewer marbles than Sam. How many marbles does Sam have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
4Omar finds some shells at the beach. Then Omar finds 2 more shells. Now Omar has 4 shells. How many shells did Omar find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
5Theo found 2 shells. Ana found 3 more shells than Theo. How many shells did Ana find?
Answer: ______________ shells
6Some ducks swim in a pond. 13 ducks waddle away. Now 3 ducks are left in the pond. How many ducks were in the pond at first?
Answer: ______________ ducks
7Some ducks swim in a pond. 8 more ducks fly down to the pond. Now 18 ducks are in the pond. How many ducks were in the pond at first?
Answer: ______________ ducks
8Ben found 20 shells. Zoe found 4 shells. How many fewer shells did Zoe find than Ben?
Answer: ______________ shells
920 ducks swim in a pond. Some ducks waddle away. Now 17 ducks are left in the pond. How many ducks waddled away?
Answer: ______________ ducks
10Maya bakes 9 cookies. Then Maya bakes some more cookies. Now there are 11 cookies. How many more cookies did Maya bake?
Answer: ______________ cookies
11Rosa read 9 pages. Zoe read 2 pages. How many more pages did Rosa read than Zoe?
Answer: ______________ pages
12Aiden baked 18 muffins. Lily baked 11 muffins. How many fewer muffins did Lily bake than Aiden?
Answer: ______________ muffins
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 16 cars
- 2. 11 books
- 3. 5 marbles
- 4. 2 shells
- 5. 5 shells
- 6. 16 ducks
- 7. 10 ducks
- 8. 16 shells
- 9. 3 ducks
- 10. 2 cookies
- 11. 7 pages
- 12. 7 muffins
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