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: ____________
1Ben has 5 marbles. Sam has 2 marbles. How many fewer marbles does Sam have than Ben?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2Leo picked 5 strawberries. Theo picked 7 more strawberries than Leo. How many strawberries did Theo pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
3Lily caught 13 fish. Lily caught 10 more fish than Ana. How many fish did Ana catch?
Answer: ______________ fish
4Kai picked 8 strawberries. Kai picked 4 more strawberries than Rosa. How many strawberries did Rosa pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
5Nora finds 2 shells at the beach. Then Nora finds some more shells. Now Nora has 5 shells. How many more shells did Nora find?
Answer: ______________ shells
6Rosa has 5 stickers. Nora gives Rosa some more stickers. Now Rosa has 9 stickers. How many stickers did Nora give Rosa?
Answer: ______________ stickers
7Ana picked 8 strawberries. Ben picked 6 strawberries. How many fewer strawberries did Ben pick than Ana?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
8Mei found 7 shells. Lily found 3 shells. How many fewer shells did Lily find than Mei?
Answer: ______________ shells
9A tank has 9 fish. 4 are blue and the rest are striped. How many fish are striped?
Answer: ______________ fish
10Priya has 15 cards. Priya has 2 fewer cards than Theo. How many cards does Theo have?
Answer: ______________ cards
11Aiden has 13 marbles. Zoe has 3 marbles. How many more marbles does Aiden have than Zoe?
Answer: ______________ marbles
12Jamal has 10 marbles. Ana has 3 fewer marbles than Jamal. How many marbles does Ana have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 3 marbles
- 2. 12 strawberries
- 3. 3 fish
- 4. 4 strawberries
- 5. 3 shells
- 6. 4 stickers
- 7. 2 strawberries
- 8. 4 shells
- 9. 5 fish
- 10. 17 cards
- 11. 10 marbles
- 12. 7 marbles
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