πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A basket has 16 pieces of fruit: 4 apples, 6 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Lily sees 13 birds in three days: 2 on Monday, 6 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Lily see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
3Zoe sees 5 birds on Monday, 4 on Tuesday, and 2 on Wednesday. How many birds does Zoe see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
4Aiden has 5 marbles, Nora has 2, and Zoe has 13. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
5Lily sees 6 birds on Monday, 2 on Tuesday, and 4 on Wednesday. How many birds does Lily see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
6Nora has 4 marbles, Ben has 6, and Priya has 4. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
7In a game, Rosa scores 5 points, then 9 points, then 5 points. How many points does Rosa score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
8In a game, Maya scores 8 points, then 7 points, then 2 points. How many points does Maya score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
9In a game, Aiden scores 7 points, then 9 points, then 3 points. How many points does Aiden score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
10Sam reads 11 pages in one day: 3 in the morning, 5 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Sam read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
11In a game, Jamal scores 4 points, then 10 points, then 6 points. How many points does Jamal score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
12Jamal sees 2 birds on Monday, 6 on Tuesday, and 6 on Wednesday. How many birds does Jamal see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 6 pieces
- 2. 5 birds
- 3. 11 birds
- 4. 20 marbles
- 5. 12 birds
- 6. 14 marbles
- 7. 19 points
- 8. 17 points
- 9. 19 points
- 10. 3 pages
- 11. 20 points
- 12. 14 birds
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