πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Ben has 6 marbles, Jamal has 5, and Zoe has 5. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A6 + 5 = ?
- B6 + 5 + 5 = ?
- C6 + 5 − 5 = ?
- D16 − 5 = ?
2Mei sees 6 birds on Monday, 3 on Tuesday, and 4 on Wednesday. How many birds does Mei see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
3In a game, Ana scores 16 points in three turns: 4, then 4, then some more. How many points does Ana score on the last turn?
Answer: ______________ points
4Omar reads 12 pages in one day: 5 in the morning, 2 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Omar read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
5Rosa, Priya, and Zoe have 12 marbles in all. Rosa has 6 and Priya has 3. How many marbles does Zoe have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
6A basket has 6 apples, 3 pears, and 10 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Mei sees 2 birds on Monday, 7 on Tuesday, and 8 on Wednesday. How many birds does Mei see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
8Rosa sees 20 birds in three days: 5 on Monday, 3 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Rosa see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
9A basket has 6 apples, 7 pears, and 4 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Priya, Ben, and Jamal have 19 marbles in all. Priya has 8 and Ben has 9. How many marbles does Jamal have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
11Zoe sees 3 birds on Monday, 7 on Tuesday, and 7 on Wednesday. How many birds does Zoe see in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A17 − 7 = ?
- B7 + 7 = ?
- C3 + 7 + 7 = ?
- D3 + 7 = ?
12A basket has 2 apples, 3 pears, and 4 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. B (6 + 5 + 5 = ?)
- 2. 13 birds
- 3. 8 points
- 4. 5 pages
- 5. 3 marbles
- 6. 19 pieces
- 7. 17 birds
- 8. 12 birds
- 9. 17 pieces
- 10. 2 marbles
- 11. C (3 + 7 + 7 = ?)
- 12. 9 pieces
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