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