πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Rosa has 6 marbles, Sam has 6, and Priya has 4. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2A basket has 12 pieces of fruit: 4 apples, 6 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Mei has 3 marbles, Ben has 6, and Sam has 3. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A3 + 6 = ?
- B6 + 3 = ?
- C3 + 6 + 3 = ?
- D12 − 3 = ?
4Ben has 5 marbles, Ana has 4, and Leo has 2. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
5Ben has 3 marbles, Priya has 3, and Lily has 7. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A3 + 7 = ?
- B13 − 7 = ?
- C3 + 3 = ?
- D3 + 3 + 7 = ?
6Ben reads 3 pages in the morning, 3 at lunch, and 7 after school. How many pages does Ben read in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A3 + 7 = ?
- B13 − 7 = ?
- C3 + 3 + 7 = ?
- D3 + 3 = ?
7Omar has 7 marbles, Priya has 8, and Aiden has 3. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
8Kai has 7 marbles, Zoe has 8, and Theo has 3. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A7 + 3 = ?
- B8 + 3 = ?
- C7 + 8 − 3 = ?
- D7 + 8 + 3 = ?
9Omar reads 4 pages in the morning, 4 at lunch, and 6 after school. How many pages does Omar read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
10Maya sees 2 birds on Monday, 6 on Tuesday, and 8 on Wednesday. How many birds does Maya see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
11Kai sees 6 birds on Monday, 4 on Tuesday, and 3 on Wednesday. How many birds does Kai see in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A6 + 4 + 3 = ?
- B6 + 4 = ?
- C13 − 3 = ?
- D4 + 3 = ?
12In a game, Rosa scores 20 points in three turns: 6, then 5, then some more. How many points does Rosa score on the last turn?
Answer: ______________ points
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 16 marbles
- 2. 2 pieces
- 3. C (3 + 6 + 3 = ?)
- 4. 11 marbles
- 5. D (3 + 3 + 7 = ?)
- 6. C (3 + 3 + 7 = ?)
- 7. 18 marbles
- 8. D (7 + 8 + 3 = ?)
- 9. 14 pages
- 10. 16 birds
- 11. A (6 + 4 + 3 = ?)
- 12. 9 points
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