πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1In a game, Zoe scores 7 points, then 4 points, then 3 points. How many points does Zoe score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
2Lily has 5 marbles, Ana has 4, and Ben has 5. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
3A basket has 3 apples, 8 pears, and 7 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A8 + 7 = ?
- B3 + 8 + 7 = ?
- C3 + 8 = ?
- D3 + 8 − 7 = ?
4In a game, Nora scores 5 points, then 5 points, then 6 points. How many points does Nora score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
5Nora has 3 marbles, Maya has 10, and Jamal has 7. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
6In a game, Rosa scores 5 points, then 6 points, then 5 points. How many points does Rosa score in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A16 − 5 = ?
- B5 + 6 = ?
- C5 + 6 − 5 = ?
- D5 + 6 + 5 = ?
7A basket has 8 apples, 9 pears, and 2 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Theo has 4 marbles, Ana has 5, and Mei has 6. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
9Mei reads 4 pages in the morning, 5 at lunch, and 10 after school. How many pages does Mei read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
10A basket has 14 pieces of fruit: 2 apples, 4 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Nora has 3 marbles, Ben has 6, and Sam has 4. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
12Maya sees 5 birds on Monday, 5 on Tuesday, and 10 on Wednesday. How many birds does Maya see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 14 points
- 2. 14 marbles
- 3. B (3 + 8 + 7 = ?)
- 4. 16 points
- 5. 20 marbles
- 6. D (5 + 6 + 5 = ?)
- 7. 19 pieces
- 8. 15 marbles
- 9. 19 pages
- 10. 8 pieces
- 11. 13 marbles
- 12. 20 birds
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