πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Nora sees 6 birds on Monday, 3 on Tuesday, and 6 on Wednesday. How many birds does Nora see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
2Sam sees 19 birds in three days: 2 on Monday, 3 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Sam see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
3Zoe has 2 marbles, Kai has 3, and Aiden has 8. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
4A basket has 4 apples, 5 pears, and 8 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Nora has 6 marbles, Kai has 6, and Lily has 6. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A6 + 6 − 6 = ?
- B6 + 6 = ?
- C6 + 6 + 6 = ?
- D18 − 6 = ?
6A basket has 4 apples, 3 pears, and 6 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A basket has 6 apples, 4 pears, and 10 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8In a game, Ana scores 2 points, then 3 points, then 8 points. How many points does Ana score in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A2 + 3 = ?
- B2 + 3 + 8 = ?
- C3 + 8 = ?
- D2 + 8 = ?
9Lily, Omar, and Aiden have 12 marbles in all. Lily has 4 and Omar has 4. How many marbles does Aiden have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
10In a game, Omar scores 8 points, then 5 points, then 2 points. How many points does Omar score in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A8 + 5 − 2 = ?
- B8 + 2 = ?
- C8 + 5 + 2 = ?
- D5 + 2 = ?
11Kai reads 20 pages in one day: 4 in the morning, 3 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Kai read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
12In a game, Nora scores 4 points, then 3 points, then 10 points. How many points does Nora score in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A4 + 10 = ?
- B3 + 10 = ?
- C4 + 3 + 10 = ?
- D17 − 10 = ?
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 15 birds
- 2. 14 birds
- 3. 13 marbles
- 4. 17 pieces
- 5. C (6 + 6 + 6 = ?)
- 6. 13 pieces
- 7. 20 pieces
- 8. B (2 + 3 + 8 = ?)
- 9. 4 marbles
- 10. C (8 + 5 + 2 = ?)
- 11. 13 pages
- 12. C (4 + 3 + 10 = ?)
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