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 20 birds in a tree. Some birds fly away. Now there are 10 birds left in the tree. How many birds flew away?
Answer: ______________ birds
2Omar found 20 shells. Nora found 11 shells. How many fewer shells did Nora find than Omar?
Answer: ______________ shells
3Maya found 3 shells. Maya found 3 fewer shells than Ben. How many shells did Ben find?
Answer: ______________ shells
4Nora has some balloons. 2 balloons float away. Now Nora has 3 balloons left. How many balloons did Nora have at first?
Answer: ______________ balloons
5Kai picked 10 strawberries. Rosa picked 9 more strawberries than Kai. How many strawberries did Rosa pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
6The class library has 4 books. 2 are storybooks and the rest are science books. How many science books are there?
Answer: ______________ books
7A tank has 14 fish. 10 are blue and the rest are striped. How many fish are striped?
Answer: ______________ fish
8There are 14 apples in a basket. 6 are red and the rest are green. How many apples are green?
Answer: ______________ apples
9There are 9 cars in a parking lot. Some cars drive away. Now there are 7 cars left in the lot. How many cars drove away?
Answer: ______________ cars
10Zoe found 8 shells. Theo found 2 more shells than Zoe. How many shells did Theo find?
Answer: ______________ shells
11Ben has 5 balloons. Some balloons float away. Now Ben has 3 balloons left. How many balloons floated away?
Answer: ______________ balloons
12There are 6 birds in a tree. Some birds fly away. Now there are 2 birds left in the tree. How many birds flew away?
Answer: ______________ birds
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 10 birds
- 2. 9 shells
- 3. 6 shells
- 4. 5 balloons
- 5. 19 strawberries
- 6. 2 books
- 7. 4 fish
- 8. 8 apples
- 9. 2 cars
- 10. 10 shells
- 11. 2 balloons
- 12. 4 birds
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