πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam sees 8 birds on Monday, 2 on Tuesday, and 2 on Wednesday. How many birds does Sam see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
2Zoe sees 7 birds on Monday, 8 on Tuesday, and 3 on Wednesday. How many birds does Zoe see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
3Omar reads 8 pages in the morning, 6 at lunch, and 2 after school. How many pages does Omar read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
4Ana has 4 marbles, Maya has 6, and Priya has 4. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A4 + 6 = ?
- B14 − 4 = ?
- C4 + 6 − 4 = ?
- D4 + 6 + 4 = ?
5A basket has 4 apples, 6 pears, and 4 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Mei reads 4 pages in the morning, 5 at lunch, and 10 after school. How many pages does Mei read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
7In a game, Ben scores 18 points in three turns: 3, then 4, then some more. How many points does Ben score on the last turn?
Answer: ______________ points
8A basket has 3 apples, 9 pears, and 7 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Theo reads 6 pages in the morning, 5 at lunch, and 2 after school. How many pages does Theo read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
10Theo has 6 marbles, Priya has 2, and Omar has 2. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
11In a game, Priya scores 14 points in three turns: 2, then 3, then some more. How many points does Priya score on the last turn?
Answer: ______________ points
12In a game, Ana scores 7 points, then 2 points, then 3 points. How many points does Ana score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 12 birds
- 2. 18 birds
- 3. 16 pages
- 4. D (4 + 6 + 4 = ?)
- 5. 14 pieces
- 6. 19 pages
- 7. 11 points
- 8. 19 pieces
- 9. 13 pages
- 10. 10 marbles
- 11. 9 points
- 12. 12 points
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