πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe, Leo, and Omar have 10 marbles in all. Zoe has 2 and Leo has 2. How many marbles does Omar have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2Nora has 8 marbles, Theo has 3, and Kai has 2. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
3A basket has 8 pieces of fruit: 2 apples, 3 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A basket has 6 apples, 4 pears, and 4 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Nora sees 6 birds on Monday, 3 on Tuesday, and 10 on Wednesday. How many birds does Nora see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
6A basket has 18 pieces of fruit: 4 apples, 4 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7In a game, Ana scores 4 points, then 3 points, then 6 points. How many points does Ana score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
8Lily has 6 marbles, Rosa has 4, and Leo has 10. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A6 + 4 = ?
- B6 + 10 = ?
- C6 + 4 + 10 = ?
- D20 − 10 = ?
9Omar sees 7 birds on Monday, 8 on Tuesday, and 3 on Wednesday. How many birds does Omar see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
10Theo has 6 marbles, Rosa has 4, and Mei has 3. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
11Mei has 3 marbles, Priya has 5, and Ben has 2. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
12Maya has 3 marbles, Mei has 4, and Rosa has 12. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A3 + 4 + 12 = ?
- B3 + 4 = ?
- C4 + 12 = ?
- D19 − 12 = ?
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 6 marbles
- 2. 13 marbles
- 3. 3 pieces
- 4. 14 pieces
- 5. 19 birds
- 6. 10 pieces
- 7. 13 points
- 8. C (6 + 4 + 10 = ?)
- 9. 18 birds
- 10. 13 marbles
- 11. 10 marbles
- 12. A (3 + 4 + 12 = ?)
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