πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1In a game, Ben scores 6 points, then 5 points, then 3 points. How many points does Ben score in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A6 + 5 − 3 = ?
- B6 + 3 = ?
- C5 + 3 = ?
- D6 + 5 + 3 = ?
2In a game, Ben scores 6 points, then 3 points, then 8 points. How many points does Ben score in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A6 + 8 = ?
- B6 + 3 + 8 = ?
- C6 + 3 − 8 = ?
- D3 + 8 = ?
3Aiden reads 15 pages in one day: 7 in the morning, 5 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Aiden read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
4Lily has 2 marbles, Maya has 3, and Omar has 8. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
5Nora reads 4 pages in the morning, 4 at lunch, and 12 after school. How many pages does Nora read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
6In a game, Jamal scores 2 points, then 3 points, then 8 points. How many points does Jamal score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
7In a game, Priya scores 7 points, then 8 points, then 3 points. How many points does Priya score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
8Rosa, Maya, and Sam have 20 marbles in all. Rosa has 4 and Maya has 10. How many marbles does Sam have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
9In a game, Aiden scores 8 points, then 9 points, then 2 points. How many points does Aiden score in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A8 + 2 = ?
- B9 + 2 = ?
- C8 + 9 + 2 = ?
- D19 − 2 = ?
10Ana has 4 marbles, Sam has 4, and Lily has 10. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
11Nora has 4 marbles, Lily has 5, and Omar has 6. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
12Nora, Rosa, and Leo have 17 marbles in all. Nora has 5 and Rosa has 7. How many marbles does Leo have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. D (6 + 5 + 3 = ?)
- 2. B (6 + 3 + 8 = ?)
- 3. 3 pages
- 4. 13 marbles
- 5. 20 pages
- 6. 13 points
- 7. 18 points
- 8. 6 marbles
- 9. C (8 + 9 + 2 = ?)
- 10. 18 marbles
- 11. 15 marbles
- 12. 5 marbles
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