πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A basket has 4 apples, 4 pears, and 5 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Mei has 5 marbles, Zoe has 4, and Maya has 5. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
3Zoe reads 5 pages in the morning, 5 at lunch, and 4 after school. How many pages does Zoe read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
4In a game, Lily scores 3 points, then 5 points, then 8 points. How many points does Lily score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
5A basket has 3 apples, 2 pears, and 8 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6In a game, Sam scores 2 points, then 4 points, then 3 points. How many points does Sam score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
7A basket has 5 apples, 8 pears, and 5 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8In a game, Mei scores 5 points, then 3 points, then 3 points. How many points does Mei score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
9A basket has 15 pieces of fruit: 4 apples, 5 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Mei sees 11 birds in three days: 5 on Monday, 2 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Mei see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
11Leo, Zoe, and Sam have 11 marbles in all. Leo has 4 and Zoe has 2. How many marbles does Sam have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
12Rosa reads 15 pages in one day: 2 in the morning, 4 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Rosa read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 13 pieces
- 2. 14 marbles
- 3. 14 pages
- 4. 16 points
- 5. 13 pieces
- 6. 9 points
- 7. 18 pieces
- 8. 11 points
- 9. 6 pieces
- 10. 4 birds
- 11. 5 marbles
- 12. 9 pages
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