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