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, 4 pears, and 5 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A5 + 4 + 5 = ?
- B5 + 5 = ?
- C14 − 5 = ?
- D5 + 4 − 5 = ?
2Zoe has 4 marbles, Ana has 5, and Omar has 6. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A5 + 6 = ?
- B4 + 5 = ?
- C4 + 5 + 6 = ?
- D4 + 6 = ?
3In a game, Rosa scores 2 points, then 6 points, then 11 points. How many points does Rosa score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
4Maya sees 4 birds on Monday, 4 on Tuesday, and 3 on Wednesday. How many birds does Maya see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
5In a game, Omar scores 17 points in three turns: 6, then 3, then some more. How many points does Omar score on the last turn?
Answer: ______________ points
6In a game, Maya scores 2 points, then 4 points, then 9 points. How many points does Maya score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
7Rosa, Ben, and Omar have 16 marbles in all. Rosa has 5 and Ben has 6. How many marbles does Omar have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
8Mei sees 2 birds on Monday, 5 on Tuesday, and 2 on Wednesday. How many birds does Mei see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
9Priya reads 8 pages in the morning, 4 at lunch, and 2 after school. How many pages does Priya read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
10A basket has 6 apples, 6 pears, and 4 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A6 + 6 = ?
- B6 + 4 = ?
- C6 + 6 + 4 = ?
- D16 − 4 = ?
11A basket has 6 apples, 5 pears, and 4 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A5 + 4 = ?
- B6 + 5 + 4 = ?
- C6 + 4 = ?
- D6 + 5 = ?
12A basket has 2 apples, 2 pears, and 12 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. A (5 + 4 + 5 = ?)
- 2. C (4 + 5 + 6 = ?)
- 3. 19 points
- 4. 11 birds
- 5. 8 points
- 6. 15 points
- 7. 5 marbles
- 8. 9 birds
- 9. 14 pages
- 10. C (6 + 6 + 4 = ?)
- 11. B (6 + 5 + 4 = ?)
- 12. 16 pieces
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