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: ____________
1Lily found 12 shells. Lily found 8 fewer shells than Nora. How many shells did Nora find?
Answer: ______________ shells
2Nora found 11 shells. Jamal found 5 shells. How many fewer shells did Jamal find than Nora?
Answer: ______________ shells
3Lily found 9 shells. Omar found 3 more shells than Lily. How many shells did Omar find?
Answer: ______________ shells
4Rosa picked 19 strawberries. Mei picked 4 fewer strawberries than Rosa. How many strawberries did Mei pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
5Aiden has 13 balloons. Some balloons float away. Now Aiden has 7 balloons left. How many balloons floated away?
Answer: ______________ balloons
6Nora caught 17 fish. Nora caught 6 more fish than Aiden. How many fish did Aiden catch?
Answer: ______________ fish
7There are 5 birds in a tree. Some more birds fly to the tree. Now there are 7 birds in the tree. How many birds flew to the tree?
Answer: ______________ birds
8Omar baked 16 muffins. Sam baked 3 muffins. How many more muffins did Omar bake than Sam?
Answer: ______________ muffins
9There are 10 cars in a parking lot. Some more cars drive in. Now there are 18 cars in the lot. How many cars drove in?
Answer: ______________ cars
10Theo has 15 cards. Theo has 6 more cards than Nora. How many cards does Nora have?
Answer: ______________ cards
11Sam bakes some cookies. Then Sam bakes 2 more cookies. Now there are 13 cookies. How many cookies did Sam bake at first?
Answer: ______________ cookies
12Zoe found 14 shells. Mei found 11 shells. How many fewer shells did Mei find than Zoe?
Answer: ______________ shells
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 20 shells
- 2. 6 shells
- 3. 12 shells
- 4. 15 strawberries
- 5. 6 balloons
- 6. 11 fish
- 7. 2 birds
- 8. 13 muffins
- 9. 8 cars
- 10. 9 cards
- 11. 11 cookies
- 12. 3 shells
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