πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe, Leo, and Lily have 19 marbles in all. Zoe has 2 and Leo has 9. How many marbles does Lily have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2Ana reads 2 pages in the morning, 5 at lunch, and 12 after school. How many pages does Ana read in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A5 + 12 = ?
- B2 + 5 + 12 = ?
- C2 + 12 = ?
- D19 − 12 = ?
3A basket has 7 apples, 10 pears, and 3 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A7 + 10 = ?
- B7 + 10 − 3 = ?
- C7 + 10 + 3 = ?
- D20 − 3 = ?
4Sam has 3 marbles, Leo has 6, and Omar has 4. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
5Ana has 4 marbles, Aiden has 6, and Omar has 10. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
6Omar, Sam, and Priya have 12 marbles in all. Omar has 5 and Sam has 2. How many marbles does Priya have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
7In a game, Mei scores 5 points, then 5 points, then 9 points. How many points does Mei score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
8Lily sees 18 birds in three days: 3 on Monday, 2 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Lily see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
9Lily reads 7 pages in the morning, 6 at lunch, and 3 after school. How many pages does Lily read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
10In a game, Maya scores 11 points in three turns: 4, then 5, then some more. How many points does Maya score on the last turn?
Answer: ______________ points
11A basket has 8 apples, 7 pears, and 2 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Nora sees 3 birds on Monday, 10 on Tuesday, and 7 on Wednesday. How many birds does Nora see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 8 marbles
- 2. B (2 + 5 + 12 = ?)
- 3. C (7 + 10 + 3 = ?)
- 4. 13 marbles
- 5. 20 marbles
- 6. 5 marbles
- 7. 19 points
- 8. 13 birds
- 9. 16 pages
- 10. 2 points
- 11. 17 pieces
- 12. 20 birds
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