πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Nora, Zoe, and Ana have 16 marbles in all. Nora has 2 and Zoe has 3. How many marbles does Ana have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2A basket has 7 apples, 3 pears, and 3 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Nora sees 14 birds in three days: 6 on Monday, 4 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Nora see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
4Maya has 6 marbles, Mei has 3, and Ana has 5. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
5Kai reads 2 pages in the morning, 3 at lunch, and 7 after school. How many pages does Kai read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
6A basket has 2 apples, 5 pears, and 10 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Zoe has 6 marbles, Theo has 3, and Jamal has 2. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
8A basket has 4 apples, 2 pears, and 6 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A4 + 6 = ?
- B2 + 6 = ?
- C12 − 6 = ?
- D4 + 2 + 6 = ?
9Priya has 5 marbles, Jamal has 2, and Aiden has 6. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
10Leo, Priya, and Rosa have 16 marbles in all. Leo has 4 and Priya has 5. How many marbles does Rosa have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
11In a game, Ben scores 2 points, then 3 points, then 15 points. How many points does Ben score in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A2 + 15 = ?
- B3 + 15 = ?
- C2 + 3 = ?
- D2 + 3 + 15 = ?
12In a game, Mei scores 5 points, then 2 points, then 5 points. How many points does Mei score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 11 marbles
- 2. 13 pieces
- 3. 4 birds
- 4. 14 marbles
- 5. 12 pages
- 6. 17 pieces
- 7. 11 marbles
- 8. D (4 + 2 + 6 = ?)
- 9. 13 marbles
- 10. 7 marbles
- 11. D (2 + 3 + 15 = ?)
- 12. 12 points
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