πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A basket has 4 apples, 5 pears, and 9 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Aiden, Jamal, and Lily have 14 marbles in all. Aiden has 6 and Jamal has 4. How many marbles does Lily have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
3In a game, Sam scores 6 points, then 8 points, then 4 points. How many points does Sam score in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A18 − 4 = ?
- B6 + 8 = ?
- C6 + 4 = ?
- D6 + 8 + 4 = ?
4A basket has 15 pieces of fruit: 3 apples, 5 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Priya reads 2 pages in the morning, 2 at lunch, and 14 after school. How many pages does Priya read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
6Theo has 5 marbles, Priya has 10, and Rosa has 5. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A5 + 10 + 5 = ?
- B10 + 5 = ?
- C5 + 10 = ?
- D5 + 10 − 5 = ?
7In a game, Mei scores 5 points, then 3 points, then 3 points. How many points does Mei score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
8Sam has 3 marbles, Priya has 5, and Nora has 11. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
9A basket has 6 apples, 2 pears, and 12 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A6 + 2 = ?
- B6 + 2 + 12 = ?
- C2 + 12 = ?
- D20 − 12 = ?
10In a game, Sam scores 4 points, then 4 points, then 11 points. How many points does Sam score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
11Lily reads 3 pages in the morning, 7 at lunch, and 7 after school. How many pages does Lily read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
12Omar sees 4 birds on Monday, 2 on Tuesday, and 6 on Wednesday. How many birds does Omar see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 18 pieces
- 2. 4 marbles
- 3. D (6 + 8 + 4 = ?)
- 4. 7 pieces
- 5. 18 pages
- 6. A (5 + 10 + 5 = ?)
- 7. 11 points
- 8. 19 marbles
- 9. B (6 + 2 + 12 = ?)
- 10. 19 points
- 11. 17 pages
- 12. 12 birds
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