πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1In a game, Maya scores 5 points, then 10 points, then 5 points. How many points does Maya score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
2A basket has 6 apples, 5 pears, and 6 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Maya has 6 marbles, Leo has 5, and Ana has 4. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A15 − 4 = ?
- B5 + 4 = ?
- C6 + 5 + 4 = ?
- D6 + 4 = ?
4In a game, Ana scores 3 points, then 2 points, then 15 points. How many points does Ana score in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A3 + 2 + 15 = ?
- B3 + 15 = ?
- C2 + 15 = ?
- D3 + 2 = ?
5Aiden reads 7 pages in the morning, 8 at lunch, and 3 after school. How many pages does Aiden read in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A7 + 8 + 3 = ?
- B7 + 3 = ?
- C18 − 3 = ?
- D8 + 3 = ?
6Ana has 3 marbles, Aiden has 4, and Rosa has 3. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
7Priya reads 3 pages in the morning, 6 at lunch, and 10 after school. How many pages does Priya read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
8Kai reads 2 pages in the morning, 6 at lunch, and 7 after school. How many pages does Kai read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
9A basket has 5 apples, 6 pears, and 9 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Leo reads 6 pages in the morning, 9 at lunch, and 4 after school. How many pages does Leo read in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A6 + 9 − 4 = ?
- B6 + 9 = ?
- C9 + 4 = ?
- D6 + 9 + 4 = ?
11A basket has 17 pieces of fruit: 7 apples, 7 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A basket has 4 apples, 3 pears, and 3 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 20 points
- 2. 17 pieces
- 3. C (6 + 5 + 4 = ?)
- 4. A (3 + 2 + 15 = ?)
- 5. A (7 + 8 + 3 = ?)
- 6. 10 marbles
- 7. 19 pages
- 8. 15 pages
- 9. 20 pieces
- 10. D (6 + 9 + 4 = ?)
- 11. 3 pieces
- 12. 10 pieces
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