πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Mei sees 5 birds on Monday, 5 on Tuesday, and 5 on Wednesday. How many birds does Mei see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
2Aiden, Maya, and Leo have 17 marbles in all. Aiden has 3 and Maya has 7. How many marbles does Leo have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
3Sam sees 2 birds on Monday, 2 on Tuesday, and 12 on Wednesday. How many birds does Sam see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
4Jamal, Ana, and Lily have 17 marbles in all. Jamal has 6 and Ana has 7. How many marbles does Lily have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
5In a game, Theo scores 18 points in three turns: 5, then 8, then some more. How many points does Theo score on the last turn?
Answer: ______________ points
6Priya sees 6 birds on Monday, 2 on Tuesday, and 10 on Wednesday. How many birds does Priya see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
7Omar has 5 marbles, Theo has 8, and Nora has 5. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
8Priya reads 20 pages in one day: 6 in the morning, 10 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Priya read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
9Lily has 4 marbles, Omar has 4, and Ana has 7. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A4 + 4 + 7 = ?
- B15 − 7 = ?
- C4 + 7 = ?
- D4 + 4 = ?
10In a game, Jamal scores 2 points, then 2 points, then 4 points. How many points does Jamal score in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A2 + 2 = ?
- B2 + 4 = ?
- C2 + 2 + 4 = ?
- D8 − 4 = ?
11Leo sees 11 birds in three days: 4 on Monday, 3 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Leo see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
12Mei, Aiden, and Ben have 19 marbles in all. Mei has 6 and Aiden has 9. How many marbles does Ben have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 15 birds
- 2. 7 marbles
- 3. 16 birds
- 4. 4 marbles
- 5. 5 points
- 6. 18 birds
- 7. 18 marbles
- 8. 4 pages
- 9. A (4 + 4 + 7 = ?)
- 10. C (2 + 2 + 4 = ?)
- 11. 4 birds
- 12. 4 marbles
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