πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Ana reads 5 pages in the morning, 6 at lunch, and 2 after school. How many pages does Ana read in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A5 + 2 = ?
- B5 + 6 = ?
- C5 + 6 + 2 = ?
- D6 + 2 = ?
2A basket has 5 apples, 5 pears, and 9 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A5 + 9 = ?
- B5 + 5 − 9 = ?
- C5 + 5 = ?
- D5 + 5 + 9 = ?
3A basket has 3 apples, 4 pears, and 7 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Mei reads 13 pages in one day: 3 in the morning, 4 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Mei read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
5Theo has 2 marbles, Mei has 5, and Sam has 6. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
6Omar reads 4 pages in the morning, 3 at lunch, and 6 after school. How many pages does Omar read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
7Jamal reads 6 pages in the morning, 4 at lunch, and 8 after school. How many pages does Jamal read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
8A basket has 6 apples, 5 pears, and 4 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9In a game, Jamal scores 14 points in three turns: 3, then 4, then some more. How many points does Jamal score on the last turn?
Answer: ______________ points
10Rosa has 2 marbles, Zoe has 6, and Aiden has 8. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
11In a game, Rosa scores 6 points, then 5 points, then 7 points. How many points does Rosa score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
12Aiden has 8 marbles, Ben has 4, and Priya has 2. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. C (5 + 6 + 2 = ?)
- 2. D (5 + 5 + 9 = ?)
- 3. 14 pieces
- 4. 6 pages
- 5. 13 marbles
- 6. 13 pages
- 7. 18 pages
- 8. 15 pieces
- 9. 7 points
- 10. 16 marbles
- 11. 18 points
- 12. 14 marbles
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