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, 5 pears, and 9 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A basket has 4 apples, 3 pears, and 12 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A4 + 3 + 12 = ?
- B3 + 12 = ?
- C4 + 3 = ?
- D4 + 12 = ?
3Maya reads 13 pages in one day: 5 in the morning, 3 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Maya read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
4A basket has 5 apples, 6 pears, and 3 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Lily has 8 marbles, Omar has 10, and Priya has 2. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
6Leo sees 2 birds on Monday, 3 on Tuesday, and 5 on Wednesday. How many birds does Leo see in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A2 + 5 = ?
- B2 + 3 = ?
- C10 − 5 = ?
- D2 + 3 + 5 = ?
7Ana reads 4 pages in the morning, 2 at lunch, and 6 after school. How many pages does Ana read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
8Maya has 4 marbles, Theo has 5, and Kai has 11. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A4 + 11 = ?
- B4 + 5 + 11 = ?
- C4 + 5 = ?
- D5 + 11 = ?
9Aiden, Maya, and Priya have 13 marbles in all. Aiden has 6 and Maya has 2. How many marbles does Priya have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
10Omar reads 4 pages in the morning, 2 at lunch, and 5 after school. How many pages does Omar read in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A2 + 5 = ?
- B11 − 5 = ?
- C4 + 2 + 5 = ?
- D4 + 2 − 5 = ?
11Ana has 7 marbles, Omar has 6, and Mei has 3. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A7 + 6 + 3 = ?
- B7 + 3 = ?
- C6 + 3 = ?
- D16 − 3 = ?
12Priya sees 2 birds on Monday, 3 on Tuesday, and 4 on Wednesday. How many birds does Priya see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 18 pieces
- 2. A (4 + 3 + 12 = ?)
- 3. 5 pages
- 4. 14 pieces
- 5. 20 marbles
- 6. D (2 + 3 + 5 = ?)
- 7. 12 pages
- 8. B (4 + 5 + 11 = ?)
- 9. 5 marbles
- 10. C (4 + 2 + 5 = ?)
- 11. A (7 + 6 + 3 = ?)
- 12. 9 birds
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