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, 3 pears, and 5 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Sam sees 4 birds on Monday, 6 on Tuesday, and 3 on Wednesday. How many birds does Sam see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
3Sam reads 7 pages in the morning, 4 at lunch, and 3 after school. How many pages does Sam read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
4Priya reads 17 pages in one day: 3 in the morning, 7 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Priya read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
5A basket has 7 apples, 7 pears, and 3 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Omar sees 6 birds on Monday, 9 on Tuesday, and 4 on Wednesday. How many birds does Omar see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
7A basket has 5 apples, 6 pears, and 2 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Zoe has 6 marbles, Sam has 2, and Mei has 6. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
9Mei sees 2 birds on Monday, 7 on Tuesday, and 8 on Wednesday. How many birds does Mei see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
10A basket has 6 apples, 3 pears, and 10 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Mei sees 2 birds on Monday, 4 on Tuesday, and 8 on Wednesday. How many birds does Mei see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
12A basket has 2 apples, 3 pears, and 12 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 12 pieces
- 2. 13 birds
- 3. 14 pages
- 4. 7 pages
- 5. 17 pieces
- 6. 19 birds
- 7. 13 pieces
- 8. 14 marbles
- 9. 17 birds
- 10. 19 pieces
- 11. 14 birds
- 12. 17 pieces
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