πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Ben sees 5 birds on Monday, 2 on Tuesday, and 5 on Wednesday. How many birds does Ben see in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A5 + 5 = ?
- B5 + 2 − 5 = ?
- C5 + 2 + 5 = ?
- D12 − 5 = ?
2A basket has 18 pieces of fruit: 2 apples, 6 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A basket has 4 apples, 2 pears, and 6 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Omar reads 16 pages in one day: 4 in the morning, 2 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Omar read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
5Zoe reads 2 pages in the morning, 3 at lunch, and 8 after school. How many pages does Zoe read in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A2 + 3 + 8 = ?
- B2 + 8 = ?
- C2 + 3 = ?
- D13 − 8 = ?
6Ben reads 6 pages in the morning, 5 at lunch, and 8 after school. How many pages does Ben read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
7In a game, Kai scores 8 points, then 7 points, then 2 points. How many points does Kai score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
8A basket has 4 apples, 10 pears, and 6 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A4 + 10 + 6 = ?
- B4 + 10 = ?
- C20 − 6 = ?
- D4 + 10 − 6 = ?
9Mei reads 6 pages in the morning, 4 at lunch, and 4 after school. How many pages does Mei read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
10Ben reads 4 pages in the morning, 3 at lunch, and 13 after school. How many pages does Ben read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
11Rosa sees 5 birds on Monday, 2 on Tuesday, and 12 on Wednesday. How many birds does Rosa see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
12A basket has 8 apples, 9 pears, and 2 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. C (5 + 2 + 5 = ?)
- 2. 10 pieces
- 3. 12 pieces
- 4. 10 pages
- 5. A (2 + 3 + 8 = ?)
- 6. 19 pages
- 7. 17 points
- 8. A (4 + 10 + 6 = ?)
- 9. 14 pages
- 10. 20 pages
- 11. 19 birds
- 12. 19 pieces
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