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, 3 pears, and 6 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Lily has 6 marbles, Priya has 4, and Kai has 2. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
3Mei reads 20 pages in one day: 7 in the morning, 10 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Mei read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
4Jamal reads 4 pages in the morning, 3 at lunch, and 12 after school. How many pages does Jamal read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
5A basket has 5 apples, 3 pears, and 4 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Aiden sees 3 birds on Monday, 8 on Tuesday, and 7 on Wednesday. How many birds does Aiden see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
7In a game, Mei scores 2 points, then 9 points, then 8 points. How many points does Mei score in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A2 + 9 + 8 = ?
- B2 + 9 = ?
- C2 + 9 − 8 = ?
- D9 + 8 = ?
8Jamal has 6 marbles, Omar has 4, and Leo has 5. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A6 + 4 − 5 = ?
- B6 + 4 + 5 = ?
- C4 + 5 = ?
- D15 − 5 = ?
9Ben reads 14 pages in one day: 2 in the morning, 3 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Ben read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
10Mei reads 20 pages in one day: 4 in the morning, 2 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Mei read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
11Priya sees 6 birds on Monday, 4 on Tuesday, and 3 on Wednesday. How many birds does Priya see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
12Leo sees 3 birds on Monday, 3 on Tuesday, and 14 on Wednesday. How many birds does Leo see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 11 pieces
- 2. 12 marbles
- 3. 3 pages
- 4. 19 pages
- 5. 12 pieces
- 6. 18 birds
- 7. A (2 + 9 + 8 = ?)
- 8. B (6 + 4 + 5 = ?)
- 9. 9 pages
- 10. 14 pages
- 11. 13 birds
- 12. 20 birds
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