πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya sees 6 birds on Monday, 6 on Tuesday, and 5 on Wednesday. How many birds does Maya see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
2Omar reads 5 pages in the morning, 2 at lunch, and 5 after school. How many pages does Omar read in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A5 + 2 − 5 = ?
- B5 + 2 + 5 = ?
- C5 + 5 = ?
- D12 − 5 = ?
3Aiden sees 5 birds on Monday, 4 on Tuesday, and 6 on Wednesday. How many birds does Aiden see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
4A basket has 2 apples, 9 pears, and 8 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A basket has 4 apples, 10 pears, and 6 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A4 + 10 + 6 = ?
- B10 + 6 = ?
- C4 + 10 = ?
- D20 − 6 = ?
6Lily has 6 marbles, Ana has 3, and Kai has 11. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
7Theo sees 2 birds on Monday, 6 on Tuesday, and 8 on Wednesday. How many birds does Theo see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
8A basket has 15 pieces of fruit: 4 apples, 3 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A basket has 2 apples, 5 pears, and 8 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A basket has 3 apples, 6 pears, and 8 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Zoe has 8 marbles, Theo has 3, and Nora has 2. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
12Sam has 2 marbles, Omar has 3, and Aiden has 11. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 17 birds
- 2. B (5 + 2 + 5 = ?)
- 3. 15 birds
- 4. 19 pieces
- 5. A (4 + 10 + 6 = ?)
- 6. 20 marbles
- 7. 16 birds
- 8. 8 pieces
- 9. 15 pieces
- 10. 17 pieces
- 11. 13 marbles
- 12. 16 marbles
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