πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam has 2 marbles, Aiden has 2, and Jamal has 5. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2Leo has 4 marbles, Lily has 5, and Mei has 4. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
3Rosa has 7 marbles, Lily has 7, and Leo has 3. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A7 + 7 − 3 = ?
- B17 − 3 = ?
- C7 + 7 + 3 = ?
- D7 + 3 = ?
4A basket has 3 apples, 4 pears, and 2 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Nora, Ana, and Ben have 18 marbles in all. Nora has 2 and Ana has 8. How many marbles does Ben have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
6Maya has 2 marbles, Leo has 6, and Nora has 11. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
7Aiden sees 8 birds on Monday, 2 on Tuesday, and 2 on Wednesday. How many birds does Aiden see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
8Nora reads 2 pages in the morning, 7 at lunch, and 8 after school. How many pages does Nora read in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A7 + 8 = ?
- B17 − 8 = ?
- C2 + 7 + 8 = ?
- D2 + 7 = ?
9A basket has 6 apples, 6 pears, and 2 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A basket has 6 apples, 4 pears, and 4 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11A basket has 2 apples, 5 pears, and 11 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Maya reads 2 pages in the morning, 9 at lunch, and 8 after school. How many pages does Maya read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 9 marbles
- 2. 13 marbles
- 3. C (7 + 7 + 3 = ?)
- 4. 9 pieces
- 5. 8 marbles
- 6. 19 marbles
- 7. 12 birds
- 8. C (2 + 7 + 8 = ?)
- 9. 14 pieces
- 10. 14 pieces
- 11. 18 pieces
- 12. 19 pages
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