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: ____________
1Ana has 11 marbles. Ana has 8 more marbles than Omar. How many marbles does Omar have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2A tank has 10 fish. 3 are blue and the rest are striped. How many fish are striped?
Answer: ______________ fish
3Leo found 15 shells. Leo found 12 more shells than Nora. How many shells did Nora find?
Answer: ______________ shells
4Aiden baked 4 muffins. Sam baked 2 muffins. How many fewer muffins did Sam bake than Aiden?
Answer: ______________ muffins
5Maya caught 2 fish. Priya caught 11 more fish than Maya. How many fish did Priya catch?
Answer: ______________ fish
6There are some birds in a tree. 5 more birds fly to the tree. Now there are 10 birds in the tree. How many birds were in the tree at first?
Answer: ______________ birds
7There are some birds in a tree. 8 birds fly away. Now there are 7 birds left in the tree. How many birds were in the tree at first?
Answer: ______________ birds
811 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, some more kids get on. Now 16 kids are on the bus. How many kids got on?
Answer: ______________ kids
919 kids are playing. 8 are on the swings and the rest are on the slide. How many kids are on the slide?
Answer: ______________ kids
10Kai found 6 shells. Jamal found 4 shells. How many fewer shells did Jamal find than Kai?
Answer: ______________ shells
11Lily has 11 balloons. Lily gets some more balloons at a party. Now Lily has 20 balloons. How many balloons did Lily get at the party?
Answer: ______________ balloons
1212 kids are playing. 9 are on the swings and the rest are on the slide. How many kids are on the slide?
Answer: ______________ kids
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 3 marbles
- 2. 7 fish
- 3. 3 shells
- 4. 2 muffins
- 5. 13 fish
- 6. 5 birds
- 7. 15 birds
- 8. 5 kids
- 9. 11 kids
- 10. 2 shells
- 11. 9 balloons
- 12. 3 kids
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