πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe has 3 marbles, Jamal has 4, and Nora has 12. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2A basket has 4 apples, 3 pears, and 6 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Ben has 6 marbles, Theo has 3, and Maya has 3. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
4A basket has 8 apples, 3 pears, and 2 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A8 + 3 − 2 = ?
- B8 + 2 = ?
- C8 + 3 + 2 = ?
- D13 − 2 = ?
5A basket has 10 pieces of fruit: 2 apples, 5 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6In a game, Lily scores 3 points, then 4 points, then 7 points. How many points does Lily score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
7Leo reads 7 pages in the morning, 10 at lunch, and 3 after school. How many pages does Leo read in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A10 + 3 = ?
- B20 − 3 = ?
- C7 + 10 + 3 = ?
- D7 + 10 = ?
8Maya has 2 marbles, Aiden has 7, and Nora has 8. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
9Omar reads 13 pages in one day: 7 in the morning, 3 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Omar read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
10Ben sees 13 birds in three days: 6 on Monday, 2 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Ben see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
11Nora sees 5 birds on Monday, 2 on Tuesday, and 7 on Wednesday. How many birds does Nora see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
12A basket has 4 apples, 5 pears, and 8 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 19 marbles
- 2. 13 pieces
- 3. 12 marbles
- 4. C (8 + 3 + 2 = ?)
- 5. 3 pieces
- 6. 14 points
- 7. C (7 + 10 + 3 = ?)
- 8. 17 marbles
- 9. 3 pages
- 10. 5 birds
- 11. 14 birds
- 12. 17 pieces
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