πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1In a game, Aiden scores 7 points, then 8 points, then 3 points. How many points does Aiden score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
2Mei sees 4 birds on Monday, 6 on Tuesday, and 9 on Wednesday. How many birds does Mei see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
3A basket has 15 pieces of fruit: 4 apples, 5 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Kai sees 20 birds in three days: 4 on Monday, 10 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Kai see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
5In a game, Theo scores 5 points, then 2 points, then 5 points. How many points does Theo score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
6Theo, Aiden, and Kai have 9 marbles in all. Theo has 2 and Aiden has 5. How many marbles does Kai have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
7Omar reads 6 pages in the morning, 4 at lunch, and 4 after school. How many pages does Omar read in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A6 + 4 = ?
- B4 + 4 = ?
- C6 + 4 + 4 = ?
- D14 − 4 = ?
8A basket has 5 apples, 9 pears, and 5 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A19 − 5 = ?
- B9 + 5 = ?
- C5 + 9 + 5 = ?
- D5 + 9 = ?
9Aiden reads 3 pages in the morning, 2 at lunch, and 8 after school. How many pages does Aiden read in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A13 − 8 = ?
- B3 + 8 = ?
- C3 + 2 + 8 = ?
- D3 + 2 = ?
10In a game, Jamal scores 2 points, then 5 points, then 3 points. How many points does Jamal score in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A2 + 5 = ?
- B2 + 5 + 3 = ?
- C5 + 3 = ?
- D2 + 3 = ?
11Sam sees 15 birds in three days: 6 on Monday, 5 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Sam see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
12A basket has 4 apples, 6 pears, and 6 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 18 points
- 2. 19 birds
- 3. 6 pieces
- 4. 6 birds
- 5. 12 points
- 6. 2 marbles
- 7. C (6 + 4 + 4 = ?)
- 8. C (5 + 9 + 5 = ?)
- 9. C (3 + 2 + 8 = ?)
- 10. B (2 + 5 + 3 = ?)
- 11. 4 birds
- 12. 16 pieces
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