πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Jamal has 4 marbles, Mei has 4, and Ana has 4. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2Ana has 2 marbles, Ben has 6, and Leo has 8. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A2 + 6 = ?
- B2 + 8 = ?
- C6 + 8 = ?
- D2 + 6 + 8 = ?
3Jamal reads 20 pages in one day: 2 in the morning, 10 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Jamal read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
4Sam sees 3 birds on Monday, 7 on Tuesday, and 7 on Wednesday. How many birds does Sam see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
5A basket has 7 apples, 2 pears, and 3 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Nora reads 14 pages in one day: 4 in the morning, 3 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Nora read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
7Sam reads 3 pages in the morning, 2 at lunch, and 11 after school. How many pages does Sam read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
8Ben reads 6 pages in the morning, 4 at lunch, and 9 after school. How many pages does Ben read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
9Mei has 4 marbles, Ana has 2, and Aiden has 5. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
10A basket has 8 apples, 7 pears, and 2 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A8 + 2 = ?
- B8 + 7 − 2 = ?
- C17 − 2 = ?
- D8 + 7 + 2 = ?
11A basket has 6 apples, 5 pears, and 4 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Nora sees 8 birds on Monday, 2 on Tuesday, and 2 on Wednesday. How many birds does Nora see in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A8 + 2 + 2 = ?
- B8 + 2 − 2 = ?
- C8 + 2 = ?
- D12 − 2 = ?
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 12 marbles
- 2. D (2 + 6 + 8 = ?)
- 3. 8 pages
- 4. 17 birds
- 5. 12 pieces
- 6. 7 pages
- 7. 16 pages
- 8. 19 pages
- 9. 11 marbles
- 10. D (8 + 7 + 2 = ?)
- 11. 15 pieces
- 12. A (8 + 2 + 2 = ?)
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