πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar has 5 marbles, Ana has 8, and Lily has 5. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2A basket has 3 apples, 4 pears, and 9 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Omar has 6 marbles, Zoe has 3, and Ben has 4. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
4Zoe sees 5 birds on Monday, 5 on Tuesday, and 4 on Wednesday. How many birds does Zoe see in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A5 + 5 − 4 = ?
- B14 − 4 = ?
- C5 + 5 = ?
- D5 + 5 + 4 = ?
5A basket has 6 apples, 4 pears, and 6 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A basket has 2 apples, 6 pears, and 4 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A2 + 6 = ?
- B2 + 6 − 4 = ?
- C2 + 4 = ?
- D2 + 6 + 4 = ?
7Leo, Kai, and Lily have 14 marbles in all. Leo has 2 and Kai has 3. How many marbles does Lily have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
8A basket has 20 pieces of fruit: 8 apples, 10 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A basket has 8 apples, 2 pears, and 2 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10In a game, Ben scores 15 points in three turns: 4, then 5, then some more. How many points does Ben score on the last turn?
Answer: ______________ points
11Rosa has 5 marbles, Mei has 6, and Theo has 5. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A5 + 6 + 5 = ?
- B6 + 5 = ?
- C5 + 5 = ?
- D5 + 6 = ?
12In a game, Rosa scores 5 points, then 6 points, then 4 points. How many points does Rosa score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 18 marbles
- 2. 16 pieces
- 3. 13 marbles
- 4. D (5 + 5 + 4 = ?)
- 5. 16 pieces
- 6. D (2 + 6 + 4 = ?)
- 7. 9 marbles
- 8. 2 pieces
- 9. 12 pieces
- 10. 6 points
- 11. A (5 + 6 + 5 = ?)
- 12. 15 points
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