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 bakes 17 cookies. The family eats some of the cookies. Now there are 11 cookies left. How many cookies did the family eat?
Answer: ______________ cookies
2Mei has 19 balloons. Some balloons float away. Now Mei has 11 balloons left. How many balloons floated away?
Answer: ______________ balloons
3There are some cars in a parking lot. 2 more cars drive in. Now there are 4 cars in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?
Answer: ______________ cars
4Omar has 9 stickers. Omar has 6 more stickers than Mei. How many stickers does Mei have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
5Jamal bakes some cookies. The family eats 4 of the cookies. Now there are 2 cookies left. How many cookies did Jamal bake at first?
Answer: ______________ cookies
6Aiden picked 2 strawberries. Aiden picked 2 fewer strawberries than Sam. How many strawberries did Sam pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
7Rosa finds some shells at the beach. Then Rosa finds 7 more shells. Now Rosa has 16 shells. How many shells did Rosa find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
8Lily baked 6 muffins. Ana baked 2 fewer muffins than Lily. How many muffins did Ana bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
98 kids are playing. 6 are on the swings and the rest are on the slide. How many kids are on the slide?
Answer: ______________ kids
10Mei picked 17 strawberries. Zoe picked 13 fewer strawberries than Mei. How many strawberries did Zoe pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
11Rosa has 11 stickers. Rosa has 3 more stickers than Aiden. How many stickers does Aiden have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
12Theo has 9 marbles. Aiden has 3 marbles. How many fewer marbles does Aiden have than Theo?
Answer: ______________ marbles
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 6 cookies
- 2. 8 balloons
- 3. 2 cars
- 4. 3 stickers
- 5. 6 cookies
- 6. 4 strawberries
- 7. 9 shells
- 8. 4 muffins
- 9. 2 kids
- 10. 4 strawberries
- 11. 8 stickers
- 12. 6 marbles
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