πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden, Jamal, and Leo have 20 marbles in all. Aiden has 6 and Jamal has 4. How many marbles does Leo have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2Mei has 6 marbles, Maya has 5, and Lily has 7. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A6 + 7 = ?
- B6 + 5 = ?
- C6 + 5 + 7 = ?
- D18 − 7 = ?
3Theo reads 4 pages in the morning, 10 at lunch, and 6 after school. How many pages does Theo read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
4Jamal, Aiden, and Sam have 16 marbles in all. Jamal has 3 and Aiden has 3. How many marbles does Sam have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
5A basket has 6 apples, 2 pears, and 8 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A2 + 8 = ?
- B6 + 2 = ?
- C6 + 2 + 8 = ?
- D6 + 8 = ?
6Theo reads 3 pages in the morning, 3 at lunch, and 13 after school. How many pages does Theo read in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A3 + 3 + 13 = ?
- B19 − 13 = ?
- C3 + 3 = ?
- D3 + 13 = ?
7In a game, Kai scores 16 points in three turns: 6, then 6, then some more. How many points does Kai score on the last turn?
Answer: ______________ points
8Omar has 6 marbles, Zoe has 2, and Lily has 9. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
9Priya reads 3 pages in the morning, 6 at lunch, and 2 after school. How many pages does Priya read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
10A basket has 6 apples, 6 pears, and 4 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11In a game, Priya scores 5 points, then 2 points, then 3 points. How many points does Priya score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
12A basket has 5 apples, 5 pears, and 8 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 10 marbles
- 2. C (6 + 5 + 7 = ?)
- 3. 20 pages
- 4. 10 marbles
- 5. C (6 + 2 + 8 = ?)
- 6. A (3 + 3 + 13 = ?)
- 7. 4 points
- 8. 17 marbles
- 9. 11 pages
- 10. 16 pieces
- 11. 10 points
- 12. 18 pieces
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