πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Jamal sees 17 birds in three days: 7 on Monday, 7 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Jamal see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
2Aiden sees 3 birds on Monday, 5 on Tuesday, and 10 on Wednesday. How many birds does Aiden see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
3A basket has 13 pieces of fruit: 6 apples, 3 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Rosa reads 12 pages in one day: 4 in the morning, 2 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Rosa read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
5Mei reads 7 pages in the morning, 4 at lunch, and 3 after school. How many pages does Mei read in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A14 − 3 = ?
- B7 + 4 + 3 = ?
- C4 + 3 = ?
- D7 + 3 = ?
6Jamal reads 6 pages in the morning, 2 at lunch, and 3 after school. How many pages does Jamal read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
7A basket has 2 apples, 6 pears, and 2 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A2 + 6 + 2 = ?
- B2 + 2 = ?
- C2 + 6 = ?
- D10 − 2 = ?
8Rosa reads 7 pages in the morning, 10 at lunch, and 3 after school. How many pages does Rosa read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
9A basket has 3 apples, 9 pears, and 7 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Jamal has 3 marbles, Nora has 4, and Maya has 7. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
11A basket has 17 pieces of fruit: 4 apples, 5 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A basket has 5 apples, 5 pears, and 9 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A5 + 5 + 9 = ?
- B19 − 9 = ?
- C5 + 5 = ?
- D5 + 5 − 9 = ?
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 3 birds
- 2. 18 birds
- 3. 4 pieces
- 4. 6 pages
- 5. B (7 + 4 + 3 = ?)
- 6. 11 pages
- 7. A (2 + 6 + 2 = ?)
- 8. 20 pages
- 9. 19 pieces
- 10. 14 marbles
- 11. 8 pieces
- 12. A (5 + 5 + 9 = ?)
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