πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Mei has 2 marbles, Ana has 3, and Kai has 2. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2In a game, Theo scores 6 points, then 2 points, then 7 points. How many points does Theo score in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A6 + 2 = ?
- B15 − 7 = ?
- C6 + 2 + 7 = ?
- D6 + 7 = ?
3Ana reads 3 pages in the morning, 8 at lunch, and 7 after school. How many pages does Ana read in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A3 + 8 − 7 = ?
- B3 + 8 = ?
- C3 + 8 + 7 = ?
- D8 + 7 = ?
4Maya has 4 marbles, Kai has 6, and Theo has 7. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
5Sam reads 2 pages in the morning, 5 at lunch, and 6 after school. How many pages does Sam read in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A2 + 6 = ?
- B2 + 5 = ?
- C13 − 6 = ?
- D2 + 5 + 6 = ?
6Leo has 4 marbles, Ben has 3, and Nora has 11. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
7A basket has 3 apples, 2 pears, and 7 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Ana reads 7 pages in the morning, 3 at lunch, and 3 after school. How many pages does Ana read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
9A basket has 5 apples, 3 pears, and 6 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Ben reads 11 pages in one day: 3 in the morning, 4 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Ben read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
11Ana, Nora, and Omar have 13 marbles in all. Ana has 4 and Nora has 3. How many marbles does Omar have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
12Theo has 4 marbles, Maya has 6, and Mei has 7. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 7 marbles
- 2. C (6 + 2 + 7 = ?)
- 3. C (3 + 8 + 7 = ?)
- 4. 17 marbles
- 5. D (2 + 5 + 6 = ?)
- 6. 18 marbles
- 7. 12 pieces
- 8. 13 pages
- 9. 14 pieces
- 10. 4 pages
- 11. 6 marbles
- 12. 17 marbles
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