πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Ana has 4 marbles, Sam has 6, and Ben has 6. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2In a game, Rosa scores 14 points in three turns: 7, then 4, then some more. How many points does Rosa score on the last turn?
Answer: ______________ points
3Jamal sees 14 birds in three days: 4 on Monday, 3 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Jamal see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
4Mei reads 4 pages in the morning, 4 at lunch, and 4 after school. How many pages does Mei read in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A4 + 4 = ?
- B12 − 4 = ?
- C4 + 4 − 4 = ?
- D4 + 4 + 4 = ?
5Rosa has 3 marbles, Priya has 5, and Ana has 3. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
6Jamal has 5 marbles, Kai has 2, and Leo has 6. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
7In a game, Aiden scores 2 points, then 5 points, then 8 points. How many points does Aiden score in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A15 − 8 = ?
- B5 + 8 = ?
- C2 + 8 = ?
- D2 + 5 + 8 = ?
8A basket has 9 pieces of fruit: 2 apples, 5 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Leo reads 5 pages in the morning, 5 at lunch, and 3 after school. How many pages does Leo read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
10In a game, Leo scores 6 points, then 3 points, then 9 points. How many points does Leo score in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A18 − 9 = ?
- B6 + 9 = ?
- C6 + 3 + 9 = ?
- D3 + 9 = ?
11Leo sees 8 birds on Monday, 9 on Tuesday, and 2 on Wednesday. How many birds does Leo see in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A9 + 2 = ?
- B8 + 9 − 2 = ?
- C8 + 2 = ?
- D8 + 9 + 2 = ?
12Lily reads 6 pages in the morning, 5 at lunch, and 7 after school. How many pages does Lily read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 16 marbles
- 2. 3 points
- 3. 7 birds
- 4. D (4 + 4 + 4 = ?)
- 5. 11 marbles
- 6. 13 marbles
- 7. D (2 + 5 + 8 = ?)
- 8. 2 pieces
- 9. 13 pages
- 10. C (6 + 3 + 9 = ?)
- 11. D (8 + 9 + 2 = ?)
- 12. 18 pages
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