πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya sees 5 birds on Monday, 4 on Tuesday, and 3 on Wednesday. How many birds does Priya see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
2A basket has 4 apples, 2 pears, and 6 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A2 + 6 = ?
- B4 + 6 = ?
- C4 + 2 + 6 = ?
- D4 + 2 = ?
3A basket has 14 pieces of fruit: 6 apples, 5 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Lily reads 7 pages in the morning, 7 at lunch, and 3 after school. How many pages does Lily read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
5Lily reads 13 pages in one day: 4 in the morning, 5 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Lily read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
6Zoe sees 12 birds in three days: 2 on Monday, 4 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Zoe see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
7In a game, Zoe scores 2 points, then 5 points, then 10 points. How many points does Zoe score in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A2 + 5 = ?
- B2 + 5 + 10 = ?
- C17 − 10 = ?
- D2 + 10 = ?
8Rosa reads 7 pages in the morning, 3 at lunch, and 3 after school. How many pages does Rosa read in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A7 + 3 − 3 = ?
- B7 + 3 = ?
- C3 + 3 = ?
- D7 + 3 + 3 = ?
9Leo sees 4 birds on Monday, 5 on Tuesday, and 10 on Wednesday. How many birds does Leo see in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A4 + 5 = ?
- B19 − 10 = ?
- C4 + 5 + 10 = ?
- D4 + 10 = ?
10Leo has 2 marbles, Mei has 6, and Ben has 5. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
11Ana sees 5 birds on Monday, 3 on Tuesday, and 10 on Wednesday. How many birds does Ana see in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A5 + 3 + 10 = ?
- B3 + 10 = ?
- C18 − 10 = ?
- D5 + 3 = ?
12Ben has 5 marbles, Lily has 3, and Theo has 8. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A5 + 3 + 8 = ?
- B16 − 8 = ?
- C3 + 8 = ?
- D5 + 3 = ?
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 12 birds
- 2. C (4 + 2 + 6 = ?)
- 3. 3 pieces
- 4. 17 pages
- 5. 4 pages
- 6. 6 birds
- 7. B (2 + 5 + 10 = ?)
- 8. D (7 + 3 + 3 = ?)
- 9. C (4 + 5 + 10 = ?)
- 10. 13 marbles
- 11. A (5 + 3 + 10 = ?)
- 12. A (5 + 3 + 8 = ?)
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