πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Ben has 6 marbles, Omar has 6, and Jamal has 7. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2Mei reads 4 pages in the morning, 6 at lunch, and 10 after school. How many pages does Mei read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
3Mei reads 7 pages in the morning, 6 at lunch, and 3 after school. How many pages does Mei read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
4Sam, Zoe, and Ana have 19 marbles in all. Sam has 2 and Zoe has 5. How many marbles does Ana have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
5Kai, Zoe, and Maya have 17 marbles in all. Kai has 4 and Zoe has 7. How many marbles does Maya have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
6Zoe sees 4 birds on Monday, 4 on Tuesday, and 11 on Wednesday. How many birds does Zoe see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
7Aiden sees 3 birds on Monday, 5 on Tuesday, and 2 on Wednesday. How many birds does Aiden see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
8Omar sees 17 birds in three days: 3 on Monday, 3 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Omar see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
9Kai, Mei, and Rosa have 12 marbles in all. Kai has 8 and Mei has 2. How many marbles does Rosa have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
10Jamal has 2 marbles, Lily has 6, and Ana has 5. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
11Jamal, Rosa, and Priya have 14 marbles in all. Jamal has 6 and Rosa has 2. How many marbles does Priya have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
12A basket has 15 pieces of fruit: 6 apples, 6 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 19 marbles
- 2. 20 pages
- 3. 16 pages
- 4. 12 marbles
- 5. 6 marbles
- 6. 19 birds
- 7. 10 birds
- 8. 11 birds
- 9. 2 marbles
- 10. 13 marbles
- 11. 6 marbles
- 12. 3 pieces
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