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, 5 pears, and 7 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A5 + 5 − 7 = ?
- B5 + 5 + 7 = ?
- C5 + 7 = ?
- D5 + 5 = ?
2Nora has 4 marbles, Omar has 2, and Lily has 12. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
3Maya sees 2 birds on Monday, 6 on Tuesday, and 8 on Wednesday. How many birds does Maya see in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A2 + 6 + 8 = ?
- B16 − 8 = ?
- C6 + 8 = ?
- D2 + 8 = ?
4Lily reads 15 pages in one day: 4 in the morning, 5 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Lily read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
5A basket has 3 apples, 2 pears, and 8 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A basket has 2 apples, 4 pears, and 12 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A2 + 4 = ?
- B2 + 4 + 12 = ?
- C18 − 12 = ?
- D2 + 12 = ?
7In a game, Aiden scores 4 points, then 9 points, then 6 points. How many points does Aiden score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
8Priya reads 3 pages in the morning, 2 at lunch, and 7 after school. How many pages does Priya read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
9Mei sees 20 birds in three days: 8 on Monday, 10 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Mei see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
10Theo reads 5 pages in the morning, 5 at lunch, and 5 after school. How many pages does Theo read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
11In a game, Mei scores 16 points in three turns: 6, then 6, then some more. How many points does Mei score on the last turn?
Answer: ______________ points
12Jamal reads 2 pages in the morning, 4 at lunch, and 12 after school. How many pages does Jamal read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. B (5 + 5 + 7 = ?)
- 2. 18 marbles
- 3. A (2 + 6 + 8 = ?)
- 4. 6 pages
- 5. 13 pieces
- 6. B (2 + 4 + 12 = ?)
- 7. 19 points
- 8. 12 pages
- 9. 2 birds
- 10. 15 pages
- 11. 4 points
- 12. 18 pages
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