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, 5 pears, and 11 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2In a game, Maya scores 3 points, then 5 points, then 7 points. How many points does Maya score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
3Omar reads 20 pages in one day: 8 in the morning, 10 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Omar read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
4Kai, Nora, and Omar have 8 marbles in all. Kai has 3 and Nora has 3. How many marbles does Omar have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
5Aiden sees 15 birds in three days: 5 on Monday, 5 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Aiden see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
6Mei reads 17 pages in one day: 8 in the morning, 7 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Mei read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
7In a game, Ben scores 5 points, then 5 points, then 5 points. How many points does Ben score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
8Ana sees 11 birds in three days: 5 on Monday, 2 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Ana see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
9A basket has 2 apples, 6 pears, and 8 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Lily sees 4 birds on Monday, 2 on Tuesday, and 6 on Wednesday. How many birds does Lily see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
11Mei sees 8 birds on Monday, 8 on Tuesday, and 2 on Wednesday. How many birds does Mei see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
12In a game, Priya scores 3 points, then 3 points, then 7 points. How many points does Priya score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 20 pieces
- 2. 15 points
- 3. 2 pages
- 4. 2 marbles
- 5. 5 birds
- 6. 2 pages
- 7. 15 points
- 8. 4 birds
- 9. 16 pieces
- 10. 12 birds
- 11. 18 birds
- 12. 13 points
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