πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A basket has 5 apples, 2 pears, and 5 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A5 + 2 + 5 = ?
- B2 + 5 = ?
- C12 − 5 = ?
- D5 + 5 = ?
2Aiden sees 2 birds on Monday, 4 on Tuesday, and 8 on Wednesday. How many birds does Aiden see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
3Ben sees 19 birds in three days: 4 on Monday, 9 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Ben see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
4Nora has 6 marbles, Ana has 6, and Priya has 4. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
5In a game, Mei scores 3 points, then 6 points, then 3 points. How many points does Mei score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
6Zoe sees 6 birds on Monday, 6 on Tuesday, and 7 on Wednesday. How many birds does Zoe see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
7Nora has 5 marbles, Rosa has 6, and Mei has 4. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A5 + 4 = ?
- B5 + 6 − 4 = ?
- C5 + 6 = ?
- D5 + 6 + 4 = ?
8A basket has 2 apples, 8 pears, and 8 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A2 + 8 + 8 = ?
- B8 + 8 = ?
- C18 − 8 = ?
- D2 + 8 = ?
9In a game, Ana scores 14 points in three turns: 6, then 5, then some more. How many points does Ana score on the last turn?
Answer: ______________ points
10In a game, Rosa scores 3 points, then 7 points, then 7 points. How many points does Rosa score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
11Leo reads 8 pages in the morning, 5 at lunch, and 2 after school. How many pages does Leo read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
12In a game, Jamal scores 8 points, then 9 points, then 2 points. How many points does Jamal score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. A (5 + 2 + 5 = ?)
- 2. 14 birds
- 3. 6 birds
- 4. 16 marbles
- 5. 12 points
- 6. 19 birds
- 7. D (5 + 6 + 4 = ?)
- 8. A (2 + 8 + 8 = ?)
- 9. 3 points
- 10. 17 points
- 11. 15 pages
- 12. 19 points
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