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 some birds in a tree. 4 birds fly away. Now there are 8 birds left in the tree. How many birds were in the tree at first?
Answer: ______________ birds
2Sam has 8 cards. Sam has 4 more cards than Aiden. How many cards does Aiden have?
Answer: ______________ cards
3Ben has 15 marbles. Theo has 12 fewer marbles than Ben. How many marbles does Theo have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
4Mei found 5 shells. Mei found 3 more shells than Ben. How many shells did Ben find?
Answer: ______________ shells
5Aiden has 20 balloons. Some balloons float away. Now Aiden has 13 balloons left. How many balloons floated away?
Answer: ______________ balloons
6Theo has 5 cards. Theo has 5 fewer cards than Ben. How many cards does Ben have?
Answer: ______________ cards
7Ben picks 10 apples. Then Ben picks some more apples. Now Ben has 13 apples. How many more apples did Ben pick?
Answer: ______________ apples
810 kids are playing. 3 are on the swings and the rest are on the slide. How many kids are on the slide?
Answer: ______________ kids
9Leo finds 9 shells at the beach. Then Leo finds some more shells. Now Leo has 16 shells. How many more shells did Leo find?
Answer: ______________ shells
10Some frogs sit on a log. 13 more frogs hop onto the log. Now 20 frogs are on the log. How many frogs were on the log at first?
Answer: ______________ frogs
11Rosa has 9 balloons. Some balloons float away. Now Rosa has 7 balloons left. How many balloons floated away?
Answer: ______________ balloons
12There are 3 cars in a parking lot. Some more cars drive in. Now there are 5 cars in the lot. How many cars drove in?
Answer: ______________ cars
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 12 birds
- 2. 4 cards
- 3. 3 marbles
- 4. 2 shells
- 5. 7 balloons
- 6. 10 cards
- 7. 3 apples
- 8. 7 kids
- 9. 7 shells
- 10. 7 frogs
- 11. 2 balloons
- 12. 2 cars
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