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 16 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Aiden reads 5 pages in the morning, 3 at lunch, and 3 after school. How many pages does Aiden read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
3Priya sees 4 birds on Monday, 6 on Tuesday, and 6 on Wednesday. How many birds does Priya see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
4Zoe has 5 marbles, Sam has 3, and Lily has 5. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A5 + 3 − 5 = ?
- B13 − 5 = ?
- C5 + 5 = ?
- D5 + 3 + 5 = ?
5In a game, Sam scores 8 points, then 10 points, then 2 points. How many points does Sam score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
6A basket has 6 apples, 4 pears, and 3 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A basket has 6 apples, 4 pears, and 4 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Priya reads 2 pages in the morning, 10 at lunch, and 8 after school. How many pages does Priya read in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A2 + 10 − 8 = ?
- B2 + 8 = ?
- C10 + 8 = ?
- D2 + 10 + 8 = ?
9A basket has 3 apples, 9 pears, and 7 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A3 + 9 − 7 = ?
- B19 − 7 = ?
- C3 + 7 = ?
- D3 + 9 + 7 = ?
10A basket has 5 apples, 9 pears, and 5 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A19 − 5 = ?
- B5 + 9 = ?
- C9 + 5 = ?
- D5 + 9 + 5 = ?
11Zoe has 4 marbles, Maya has 9, and Aiden has 6. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
12A basket has 6 apples, 2 pears, and 4 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 20 pieces
- 2. 11 pages
- 3. 16 birds
- 4. D (5 + 3 + 5 = ?)
- 5. 20 points
- 6. 13 pieces
- 7. 14 pieces
- 8. D (2 + 10 + 8 = ?)
- 9. D (3 + 9 + 7 = ?)
- 10. D (5 + 9 + 5 = ?)
- 11. 19 marbles
- 12. 12 pieces
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