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