πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A basket has 2 apples, 2 pears, and 6 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Nora has 6 marbles, Theo has 6, and Maya has 4. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A6 + 6 + 4 = ?
- B6 + 6 = ?
- C6 + 4 = ?
- D16 − 4 = ?
3A basket has 14 pieces of fruit: 6 apples, 3 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4In a game, Ana scores 3 points, then 4 points, then 12 points. How many points does Ana score in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A3 + 12 = ?
- B19 − 12 = ?
- C3 + 4 = ?
- D3 + 4 + 12 = ?
5Mei sees 4 birds on Monday, 5 on Tuesday, and 2 on Wednesday. How many birds does Mei see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
6A basket has 5 apples, 10 pears, and 5 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Nora reads 2 pages in the morning, 6 at lunch, and 10 after school. How many pages does Nora read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
8Mei sees 2 birds on Monday, 2 on Tuesday, and 7 on Wednesday. How many birds does Mei see in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A2 + 7 = ?
- B2 + 2 = ?
- C11 − 7 = ?
- D2 + 2 + 7 = ?
9In a game, Maya scores 7 points, then 6 points, then 3 points. How many points does Maya score in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A7 + 6 − 3 = ?
- B7 + 6 + 3 = ?
- C16 − 3 = ?
- D6 + 3 = ?
10Aiden reads 7 pages in one day: 3 in the morning, 2 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Aiden read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
11Priya has 6 marbles, Maya has 2, and Theo has 4. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
12Ben sees 4 birds on Monday, 5 on Tuesday, and 8 on Wednesday. How many birds does Ben see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 10 pieces
- 2. A (6 + 6 + 4 = ?)
- 3. 5 pieces
- 4. D (3 + 4 + 12 = ?)
- 5. 11 birds
- 6. 20 pieces
- 7. 18 pages
- 8. D (2 + 2 + 7 = ?)
- 9. B (7 + 6 + 3 = ?)
- 10. 2 pages
- 11. 12 marbles
- 12. 17 birds
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