πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A basket has 8 apples, 4 pears, and 2 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Jamal reads 2 pages in the morning, 6 at lunch, and 6 after school. How many pages does Jamal read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
3Lily reads 5 pages in the morning, 6 at lunch, and 9 after school. How many pages does Lily read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
4Mei reads 13 pages in one day: 3 in the morning, 5 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Mei read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
5Leo, Omar, and Mei have 8 marbles in all. Leo has 2 and Omar has 3. How many marbles does Mei have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
6A basket has 12 pieces of fruit: 3 apples, 2 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Omar has 5 marbles, Leo has 6, and Ana has 2. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
8Mei sees 2 birds on Monday, 4 on Tuesday, and 6 on Wednesday. How many birds does Mei see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
9Kai sees 2 birds on Monday, 6 on Tuesday, and 8 on Wednesday. How many birds does Kai see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
10Theo reads 3 pages in the morning, 2 at lunch, and 12 after school. How many pages does Theo read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
11A basket has 2 apples, 5 pears, and 8 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A5 + 8 = ?
- B2 + 5 + 8 = ?
- C2 + 8 = ?
- D15 − 8 = ?
12In a game, Rosa scores 5 points, then 4 points, then 5 points. How many points does Rosa score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 14 pieces
- 2. 14 pages
- 3. 20 pages
- 4. 5 pages
- 5. 3 marbles
- 6. 7 pieces
- 7. 13 marbles
- 8. 12 birds
- 9. 16 birds
- 10. 17 pages
- 11. B (2 + 5 + 8 = ?)
- 12. 14 points
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