πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya has 3 marbles, Lily has 6, and Omar has 6. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2Maya sees 2 birds on Monday, 6 on Tuesday, and 8 on Wednesday. How many birds does Maya see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
3In a game, Mei scores 5 points, then 6 points, then 8 points. How many points does Mei score in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A5 + 6 = ?
- B19 − 8 = ?
- C5 + 6 + 8 = ?
- D5 + 8 = ?
4A basket has 2 apples, 2 pears, and 3 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A basket has 6 apples, 4 pears, and 10 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Mei, Ben, and Nora have 20 marbles in all. Mei has 6 and Ben has 10. How many marbles does Nora have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
7Kai sees 6 birds on Monday, 6 on Tuesday, and 7 on Wednesday. How many birds does Kai see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
8Leo, Sam, and Ana have 17 marbles in all. Leo has 7 and Sam has 7. How many marbles does Ana have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
9In a game, Rosa scores 6 points, then 6 points, then 5 points. How many points does Rosa score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
10Omar reads 17 pages in one day: 6 in the morning, 5 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Omar read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
11In a game, Leo scores 4 points, then 6 points, then 2 points. How many points does Leo score in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A4 + 6 + 2 = ?
- B12 − 2 = ?
- C4 + 6 = ?
- D6 + 2 = ?
12Theo reads 7 pages in the morning, 8 at lunch, and 3 after school. How many pages does Theo read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 15 marbles
- 2. 16 birds
- 3. C (5 + 6 + 8 = ?)
- 4. 7 pieces
- 5. 20 pieces
- 6. 4 marbles
- 7. 19 birds
- 8. 3 marbles
- 9. 17 points
- 10. 6 pages
- 11. A (4 + 6 + 2 = ?)
- 12. 18 pages
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