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