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