πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo sees 2 birds on Monday, 3 on Tuesday, and 3 on Wednesday. How many birds does Leo see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
2A basket has 6 apples, 3 pears, and 8 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Mei, Omar, and Nora have 18 marbles in all. Mei has 4 and Omar has 5. How many marbles does Nora have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
4Ana sees 15 birds in three days: 6 on Monday, 6 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Ana see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
5Jamal sees 4 birds on Monday, 2 on Tuesday, and 6 on Wednesday. How many birds does Jamal see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
6A basket has 3 apples, 6 pears, and 7 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Jamal sees 7 birds on Monday, 8 on Tuesday, and 3 on Wednesday. How many birds does Jamal see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
8Mei sees 18 birds in three days: 2 on Monday, 8 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Mei see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
9In a game, Sam scores 15 points in three turns: 7, then 5, then some more. How many points does Sam score on the last turn?
Answer: ______________ points
10A basket has 6 apples, 2 pears, and 12 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11In a game, Rosa scores 15 points in three turns: 7, then 5, then some more. How many points does Rosa score on the last turn?
Answer: ______________ points
12Aiden reads 3 pages in the morning, 4 at lunch, and 12 after school. How many pages does Aiden read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 8 birds
- 2. 17 pieces
- 3. 9 marbles
- 4. 3 birds
- 5. 12 birds
- 6. 16 pieces
- 7. 18 birds
- 8. 8 birds
- 9. 3 points
- 10. 20 pieces
- 11. 3 points
- 12. 19 pages
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