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, 6 pears, and 2 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2In a game, Lily scores 14 points in three turns: 6, then 4, then some more. How many points does Lily score on the last turn?
Answer: ______________ points
3A basket has 6 apples, 6 pears, and 4 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Nora sees 4 birds on Monday, 4 on Tuesday, and 4 on Wednesday. How many birds does Nora see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
5A basket has 7 apples, 9 pears, and 3 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Maya, Theo, and Jamal have 16 marbles in all. Maya has 3 and Theo has 6. How many marbles does Jamal have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
7Theo has 3 marbles, Omar has 6, and Jamal has 7. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
8Theo, Mei, and Zoe have 14 marbles in all. Theo has 3 and Mei has 3. How many marbles does Zoe have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
9In a game, Lily scores 6 points, then 2 points, then 11 points. How many points does Lily score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
10Aiden has 2 marbles, Kai has 3, and Sam has 8. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
11Omar reads 5 pages in the morning, 5 at lunch, and 5 after school. How many pages does Omar read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
12In a game, Maya scores 2 points, then 6 points, then 7 points. How many points does Maya score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 12 pieces
- 2. 4 points
- 3. 16 pieces
- 4. 12 birds
- 5. 19 pieces
- 6. 7 marbles
- 7. 16 marbles
- 8. 8 marbles
- 9. 19 points
- 10. 13 marbles
- 11. 15 pages
- 12. 15 points
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