πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Rosa sees 4 birds on Monday, 3 on Tuesday, and 10 on Wednesday. How many birds does Rosa see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
2In a game, Lily scores 7 points, then 6 points, then 3 points. How many points does Lily score in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A7 + 3 = ?
- B7 + 6 − 3 = ?
- C7 + 6 + 3 = ?
- D7 + 6 = ?
3Rosa has 4 marbles, Kai has 10, and Jamal has 6. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A10 + 6 = ?
- B20 − 6 = ?
- C4 + 10 − 6 = ?
- D4 + 10 + 6 = ?
4Mei, Lily, and Rosa have 16 marbles in all. Mei has 4 and Lily has 6. How many marbles does Rosa have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
5Jamal sees 2 birds on Monday, 6 on Tuesday, and 10 on Wednesday. How many birds does Jamal see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
6Maya reads 4 pages in the morning, 6 at lunch, and 6 after school. How many pages does Maya read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
7Priya has 5 marbles, Theo has 6, and Rosa has 8. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
8Jamal has 2 marbles, Kai has 2, and Nora has 8. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
9Sam has 7 marbles, Nora has 6, and Omar has 3. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
10Omar sees 4 birds on Monday, 6 on Tuesday, and 9 on Wednesday. How many birds does Omar see in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A4 + 6 + 9 = ?
- B19 − 9 = ?
- C4 + 6 = ?
- D6 + 9 = ?
11Priya has 6 marbles, Mei has 5, and Omar has 4. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
12Ben, Nora, and Lily have 15 marbles in all. Ben has 5 and Nora has 5. How many marbles does Lily have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 17 birds
- 2. C (7 + 6 + 3 = ?)
- 3. D (4 + 10 + 6 = ?)
- 4. 6 marbles
- 5. 18 birds
- 6. 16 pages
- 7. 19 marbles
- 8. 12 marbles
- 9. 16 marbles
- 10. A (4 + 6 + 9 = ?)
- 11. 15 marbles
- 12. 5 marbles
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