πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A basket has 5 apples, 2 pears, and 2 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A basket has 12 pieces of fruit: 2 apples, 3 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Priya reads 4 pages in the morning, 6 at lunch, and 3 after school. How many pages does Priya read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
4Zoe reads 6 pages in the morning, 7 at lunch, and 4 after school. How many pages does Zoe read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
5Mei has 8 marbles, Sam has 2, and Theo has 2. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A8 + 2 = ?
- B8 + 2 − 2 = ?
- C8 + 2 + 2 = ?
- D12 − 2 = ?
6A basket has 4 apples, 9 pears, and 6 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A basket has 4 apples, 5 pears, and 8 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A4 + 5 = ?
- B17 − 8 = ?
- C4 + 5 − 8 = ?
- D4 + 5 + 8 = ?
8Theo, Zoe, and Aiden have 12 marbles in all. Theo has 3 and Zoe has 6. How many marbles does Aiden have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
9Nora reads 17 pages in one day: 6 in the morning, 7 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Nora read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
10In a game, Jamal scores 6 points, then 5 points, then 4 points. How many points does Jamal score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
11Mei reads 6 pages in the morning, 10 at lunch, and 4 after school. How many pages does Mei read in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A6 + 4 = ?
- B20 − 4 = ?
- C6 + 10 + 4 = ?
- D6 + 10 = ?
12Lily has 6 marbles, Aiden has 3, and Sam has 10. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A6 + 3 = ?
- B6 + 3 + 10 = ?
- C6 + 10 = ?
- D19 − 10 = ?
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 9 pieces
- 2. 7 pieces
- 3. 13 pages
- 4. 17 pages
- 5. C (8 + 2 + 2 = ?)
- 6. 19 pieces
- 7. D (4 + 5 + 8 = ?)
- 8. 3 marbles
- 9. 4 pages
- 10. 15 points
- 11. C (6 + 10 + 4 = ?)
- 12. B (6 + 3 + 10 = ?)
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