πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe sees 19 birds in three days: 2 on Monday, 9 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Zoe see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
2A basket has 19 pieces of fruit: 4 apples, 2 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Nora reads 12 pages in one day: 2 in the morning, 2 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Nora read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
4Sam reads 4 pages in the morning, 4 at lunch, and 5 after school. How many pages does Sam read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
5Priya has 2 marbles, Maya has 7, and Zoe has 8. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
6In a game, Ben scores 2 points, then 2 points, then 10 points. How many points does Ben score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
7A basket has 19 pieces of fruit: 2 apples, 9 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Ben reads 2 pages in the morning, 3 at lunch, and 8 after school. How many pages does Ben read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
9In a game, Jamal scores 17 points in three turns: 4, then 5, then some more. How many points does Jamal score on the last turn?
Answer: ______________ points
10A basket has 4 apples, 5 pears, and 6 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11A basket has 3 apples, 8 pears, and 7 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12In a game, Ben scores 16 points in three turns: 8, then 6, then some more. How many points does Ben score on the last turn?
Answer: ______________ points
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 8 birds
- 2. 13 pieces
- 3. 8 pages
- 4. 13 pages
- 5. 17 marbles
- 6. 14 points
- 7. 8 pieces
- 8. 13 pages
- 9. 8 points
- 10. 15 pieces
- 11. 18 pieces
- 12. 2 points
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