πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Theo reads 8 pages in the morning, 3 at lunch, and 2 after school. How many pages does Theo read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
2Aiden sees 8 birds on Monday, 8 on Tuesday, and 2 on Wednesday. How many birds does Aiden see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
3In a game, Nora scores 10 points in three turns: 2, then 6, then some more. How many points does Nora score on the last turn?
Answer: ______________ points
4A basket has 5 apples, 8 pears, and 5 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Aiden sees 2 birds on Monday, 3 on Tuesday, and 2 on Wednesday. How many birds does Aiden see in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A2 + 3 − 2 = ?
- B3 + 2 = ?
- C2 + 3 + 2 = ?
- D7 − 2 = ?
6Lily has 4 marbles, Zoe has 7, and Ana has 6. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
7Aiden has 4 marbles, Kai has 8, and Jamal has 6. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A4 + 8 = ?
- B4 + 8 − 6 = ?
- C4 + 6 = ?
- D4 + 8 + 6 = ?
8A basket has 5 apples, 5 pears, and 5 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Rosa sees 3 birds on Monday, 6 on Tuesday, and 8 on Wednesday. How many birds does Rosa see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
10A basket has 4 apples, 4 pears, and 4 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11A basket has 20 pieces of fruit: 2 apples, 10 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A basket has 19 pieces of fruit: 3 apples, 9 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 13 pages
- 2. 18 birds
- 3. 2 points
- 4. 18 pieces
- 5. C (2 + 3 + 2 = ?)
- 6. 17 marbles
- 7. D (4 + 8 + 6 = ?)
- 8. 15 pieces
- 9. 17 birds
- 10. 12 pieces
- 11. 8 pieces
- 12. 7 pieces
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