πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Rosa has 5 marbles, Theo has 2, and Aiden has 5. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2In a game, Sam scores 2 points, then 2 points, then 8 points. How many points does Sam score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
3Ana has 3 marbles, Sam has 3, and Ben has 12. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
4A basket has 16 pieces of fruit: 4 apples, 6 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A basket has 2 apples, 4 pears, and 14 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A4 + 14 = ?
- B2 + 4 + 14 = ?
- C2 + 4 = ?
- D2 + 14 = ?
6Zoe reads 3 pages in the morning, 6 at lunch, and 7 after school. How many pages does Zoe read in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A3 + 6 + 7 = ?
- B3 + 7 = ?
- C16 − 7 = ?
- D3 + 6 − 7 = ?
7A basket has 8 apples, 6 pears, and 2 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8In a game, Sam scores 5 points, then 4 points, then 3 points. How many points does Sam score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
9A basket has 2 apples, 4 pears, and 8 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Ben has 5 marbles, Theo has 6, and Jamal has 5. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
11A basket has 3 apples, 6 pears, and 10 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12In a game, Rosa scores 2 points, then 5 points, then 13 points. How many points does Rosa score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 12 marbles
- 2. 12 points
- 3. 18 marbles
- 4. 6 pieces
- 5. B (2 + 4 + 14 = ?)
- 6. A (3 + 6 + 7 = ?)
- 7. 16 pieces
- 8. 12 points
- 9. 14 pieces
- 10. 16 marbles
- 11. 19 pieces
- 12. 20 points
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