πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A basket has 8 apples, 2 pears, and 2 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Leo reads 5 pages in the morning, 8 at lunch, and 5 after school. How many pages does Leo read in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A5 + 5 = ?
- B5 + 8 + 5 = ?
- C18 − 5 = ?
- D5 + 8 = ?
3Nora has 2 marbles, Sam has 6, and Aiden has 2. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
4In a game, Ana scores 5 points, then 7 points, then 5 points. How many points does Ana score in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A5 + 7 + 5 = ?
- B7 + 5 = ?
- C5 + 5 = ?
- D17 − 5 = ?
5Kai, Jamal, and Omar have 20 marbles in all. Kai has 6 and Jamal has 10. How many marbles does Omar have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
6Sam sees 19 birds in three days: 6 on Monday, 6 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Sam see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
7Ana sees 18 birds in three days: 6 on Monday, 2 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Ana see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
8Theo reads 5 pages in the morning, 10 at lunch, and 5 after school. How many pages does Theo read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
9Rosa sees 3 birds on Monday, 2 on Tuesday, and 4 on Wednesday. How many birds does Rosa see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
10In a game, Aiden scores 4 points, then 4 points, then 10 points. How many points does Aiden score in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A4 + 10 = ?
- B18 − 10 = ?
- C4 + 4 + 10 = ?
- D4 + 4 = ?
11A basket has 5 apples, 10 pears, and 5 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A5 + 5 = ?
- B10 + 5 = ?
- C20 − 5 = ?
- D5 + 10 + 5 = ?
12Kai has 8 marbles, Ana has 2, and Sam has 2. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 12 pieces
- 2. B (5 + 8 + 5 = ?)
- 3. 10 marbles
- 4. A (5 + 7 + 5 = ?)
- 5. 4 marbles
- 6. 7 birds
- 7. 10 birds
- 8. 20 pages
- 9. 9 birds
- 10. C (4 + 4 + 10 = ?)
- 11. D (5 + 10 + 5 = ?)
- 12. 12 marbles
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