πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe sees 20 birds in three days: 6 on Monday, 4 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Zoe see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
2Leo reads 13 pages in one day: 6 in the morning, 5 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Leo read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
3A basket has 8 apples, 9 pears, and 2 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Ana, Lily, and Omar have 9 marbles in all. Ana has 3 and Lily has 4. How many marbles does Omar have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
5Ben sees 8 birds on Monday, 3 on Tuesday, and 2 on Wednesday. How many birds does Ben see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
6Rosa has 4 marbles, Kai has 4, and Zoe has 5. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A4 + 5 = ?
- B4 + 4 − 5 = ?
- C13 − 5 = ?
- D4 + 4 + 5 = ?
7Ben reads 2 pages in the morning, 6 at lunch, and 11 after school. How many pages does Ben read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
8Lily reads 6 pages in the morning, 3 at lunch, and 4 after school. How many pages does Lily read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
9Leo sees 4 birds on Monday, 5 on Tuesday, and 7 on Wednesday. How many birds does Leo see in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A4 + 5 + 7 = ?
- B4 + 5 − 7 = ?
- C5 + 7 = ?
- D16 − 7 = ?
10Maya reads 6 pages in the morning, 5 at lunch, and 8 after school. How many pages does Maya read in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A6 + 8 = ?
- B6 + 5 + 8 = ?
- C19 − 8 = ?
- D6 + 5 − 8 = ?
11Leo sees 2 birds on Monday, 7 on Tuesday, and 8 on Wednesday. How many birds does Leo see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
12A basket has 5 apples, 5 pears, and 2 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 10 birds
- 2. 2 pages
- 3. 19 pieces
- 4. 2 marbles
- 5. 13 birds
- 6. D (4 + 4 + 5 = ?)
- 7. 19 pages
- 8. 13 pages
- 9. A (4 + 5 + 7 = ?)
- 10. B (6 + 5 + 8 = ?)
- 11. 17 birds
- 12. 12 pieces
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