πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A basket has 4 apples, 4 pears, and 5 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Rosa sees 3 birds on Monday, 3 on Tuesday, and 10 on Wednesday. How many birds does Rosa see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
3Leo sees 5 birds on Monday, 2 on Tuesday, and 9 on Wednesday. How many birds does Leo see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
4In a game, Aiden scores 5 points, then 7 points, then 5 points. How many points does Aiden score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
5A basket has 4 apples, 4 pears, and 4 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Mei has 4 marbles, Lily has 6, and Maya has 3. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A4 + 6 + 3 = ?
- B4 + 3 = ?
- C13 − 3 = ?
- D4 + 6 = ?
7Lily, Jamal, and Ana have 8 marbles in all. Lily has 2 and Jamal has 2. How many marbles does Ana have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
8In a game, Kai scores 6 points, then 5 points, then 8 points. How many points does Kai score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
9Lily has 6 marbles, Ben has 5, and Aiden has 8. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
10A basket has 20 pieces of fruit: 4 apples, 6 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11A basket has 19 pieces of fruit: 2 apples, 6 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Sam, Omar, and Leo have 14 marbles in all. Sam has 6 and Omar has 6. How many marbles does Leo have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 13 pieces
- 2. 16 birds
- 3. 16 birds
- 4. 17 points
- 5. 12 pieces
- 6. A (4 + 6 + 3 = ?)
- 7. 4 marbles
- 8. 19 points
- 9. 19 marbles
- 10. 10 pieces
- 11. 11 pieces
- 12. 2 marbles
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