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: ____________
1Some kids are on the bus. At the next stop, 3 more kids get on. Now 9 kids are on the bus. How many kids were on the bus at first?
Answer: ______________ kids
2Nora has some stickers. Nora gives 4 stickers to Maya. Now Nora has 6 stickers left. How many stickers did Nora have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
3A tank has 18 fish. 15 are blue and the rest are striped. How many fish are striped?
Answer: ______________ fish
4Nora read 3 pages. Nora read 3 fewer pages than Leo. How many pages did Leo read?
Answer: ______________ pages
5Maya bakes some cookies. The family eats 5 of the cookies. Now there are 13 cookies left. How many cookies did Maya bake at first?
Answer: ______________ cookies
6Maya finds 19 shells at the beach. Maya gives some shells to Jamal. Now Maya has 10 shells left. How many shells did Maya give to Jamal?
Answer: ______________ shells
7Zoe found 4 shells. Leo found 2 more shells than Zoe. How many shells did Leo find?
Answer: ______________ shells
8Sam has 16 cards. Ben has 2 cards. How many more cards does Sam have than Ben?
Answer: ______________ cards
9Aiden baked 9 muffins. Jamal baked 4 muffins. How many fewer muffins did Jamal bake than Aiden?
Answer: ______________ muffins
10The gym has 10 balls. 6 are soccer balls and the rest are basketballs. How many basketballs are there?
Answer: ______________ balls
11Omar has 5 cards. Omar has 3 more cards than Jamal. How many cards does Jamal have?
Answer: ______________ cards
12There are 8 pets at the pet shop. 4 are dogs and the rest are cats. How many cats are there?
Answer: ______________ pets
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 6 kids
- 2. 10 stickers
- 3. 3 fish
- 4. 6 pages
- 5. 18 cookies
- 6. 9 shells
- 7. 6 shells
- 8. 14 cards
- 9. 5 muffins
- 10. 4 balls
- 11. 2 cards
- 12. 4 pets
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