πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A basket has 6 apples, 5 pears, and 8 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A6 + 8 = ?
- B19 − 8 = ?
- C6 + 5 + 8 = ?
- D6 + 5 − 8 = ?
2Maya has 4 marbles, Nora has 4, and Ana has 2. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
3Ana has 2 marbles, Theo has 3, and Nora has 8. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
4Rosa has 7 marbles, Theo has 4, and Zoe has 3. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A4 + 3 = ?
- B7 + 3 = ?
- C7 + 4 + 3 = ?
- D7 + 4 = ?
5A basket has 2 apples, 4 pears, and 8 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A2 + 8 = ?
- B2 + 4 = ?
- C2 + 4 + 8 = ?
- D4 + 8 = ?
6Jamal has 5 marbles, Kai has 5, and Priya has 10. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
7Nora reads 2 pages in the morning, 2 at lunch, and 10 after school. How many pages does Nora read in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A2 + 2 = ?
- B2 + 10 = ?
- C14 − 10 = ?
- D2 + 2 + 10 = ?
8Priya sees 7 birds on Monday, 6 on Tuesday, and 3 on Wednesday. How many birds does Priya see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
9A basket has 5 apples, 4 pears, and 9 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A5 + 4 + 9 = ?
- B4 + 9 = ?
- C5 + 9 = ?
- D18 − 9 = ?
10A basket has 3 apples, 2 pears, and 7 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Sam sees 2 birds on Monday, 6 on Tuesday, and 5 on Wednesday. How many birds does Sam see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
12Kai reads 7 pages in the morning, 6 at lunch, and 3 after school. How many pages does Kai read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. C (6 + 5 + 8 = ?)
- 2. 10 marbles
- 3. 13 marbles
- 4. C (7 + 4 + 3 = ?)
- 5. C (2 + 4 + 8 = ?)
- 6. 20 marbles
- 7. D (2 + 2 + 10 = ?)
- 8. 16 birds
- 9. A (5 + 4 + 9 = ?)
- 10. 12 pieces
- 11. 13 birds
- 12. 16 pages
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