πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Theo sees 19 birds in three days: 2 on Monday, 4 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Theo see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
2Ben, Rosa, and Theo have 14 marbles in all. Ben has 2 and Rosa has 5. How many marbles does Theo have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
3Mei reads 6 pages in the morning, 5 at lunch, and 4 after school. How many pages does Mei read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
4A basket has 6 apples, 2 pears, and 4 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Aiden reads 15 pages in one day: 5 in the morning, 5 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Aiden read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
6Lily reads 3 pages in the morning, 9 at lunch, and 7 after school. How many pages does Lily read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
7A basket has 3 apples, 4 pears, and 7 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8In a game, Mei scores 2 points, then 4 points, then 7 points. How many points does Mei score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
9A basket has 3 apples, 5 pears, and 4 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Lily has 4 marbles, Leo has 5, and Zoe has 10. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
11In a game, Aiden scores 18 points in three turns: 5, then 5, then some more. How many points does Aiden score on the last turn?
Answer: ______________ points
12In a game, Mei scores 6 points, then 6 points, then 4 points. How many points does Mei score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 13 birds
- 2. 7 marbles
- 3. 15 pages
- 4. 12 pieces
- 5. 5 pages
- 6. 19 pages
- 7. 14 pieces
- 8. 13 points
- 9. 12 pieces
- 10. 19 marbles
- 11. 8 points
- 12. 16 points
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