πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam reads 5 pages in the morning, 5 at lunch, and 8 after school. How many pages does Sam read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
2A basket has 4 apples, 9 pears, and 6 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Priya reads 6 pages in the morning, 5 at lunch, and 4 after school. How many pages does Priya read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
4In a game, Theo scores 6 points, then 5 points, then 4 points. How many points does Theo score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
5In a game, Ben scores 2 points, then 6 points, then 6 points. How many points does Ben score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
6Sam has 6 marbles, Jamal has 2, and Leo has 2. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
7Omar reads 6 pages in the morning, 5 at lunch, and 8 after school. How many pages does Omar read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
8Omar has 5 marbles, Nora has 5, and Priya has 8. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A5 + 5 = ?
- B5 + 5 − 8 = ?
- C18 − 8 = ?
- D5 + 5 + 8 = ?
9A basket has 15 pieces of fruit: 6 apples, 3 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Zoe has 6 marbles, Lily has 5, and Maya has 4. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
11Nora reads 11 pages in one day: 2 in the morning, 6 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Nora read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
12Jamal reads 5 pages in the morning, 3 at lunch, and 5 after school. How many pages does Jamal read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 18 pages
- 2. 19 pieces
- 3. 15 pages
- 4. 15 points
- 5. 14 points
- 6. 10 marbles
- 7. 19 pages
- 8. D (5 + 5 + 8 = ?)
- 9. 6 pieces
- 10. 15 marbles
- 11. 3 pages
- 12. 13 pages
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