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 7 points, then 7 points, then 3 points. How many points does Maya score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
2Rosa reads 5 pages in the morning, 3 at lunch, and 5 after school. How many pages does Rosa read in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A5 + 5 = ?
- B5 + 3 − 5 = ?
- C3 + 5 = ?
- D5 + 3 + 5 = ?
3Sam reads 19 pages in one day: 6 in the morning, 9 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Sam read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
4Zoe has 5 marbles, Rosa has 3, and Ana has 6. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
5Ben sees 2 birds on Monday, 2 on Tuesday, and 2 on Wednesday. How many birds does Ben see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
6In a game, Mei scores 5 points, then 2 points, then 11 points. How many points does Mei score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
7Leo has 7 marbles, Priya has 3, and Ben has 3. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A3 + 3 = ?
- B7 + 3 − 3 = ?
- C13 − 3 = ?
- D7 + 3 + 3 = ?
8Theo has 4 marbles, Aiden has 5, and Rosa has 2. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A4 + 5 + 2 = ?
- B11 − 2 = ?
- C5 + 2 = ?
- D4 + 2 = ?
9In a game, Nora scores 14 points in three turns: 3, then 6, then some more. How many points does Nora score on the last turn?
Answer: ______________ points
10Lily, Omar, and Aiden have 20 marbles in all. Lily has 2 and Omar has 5. How many marbles does Aiden have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
11Mei has 6 marbles, Rosa has 4, and Ben has 4. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
12Maya reads 8 pages in the morning, 2 at lunch, and 2 after school. How many pages does Maya read in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A8 + 2 − 2 = ?
- B8 + 2 = ?
- C8 + 2 + 2 = ?
- D12 − 2 = ?
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 17 points
- 2. D (5 + 3 + 5 = ?)
- 3. 4 pages
- 4. 14 marbles
- 5. 6 birds
- 6. 18 points
- 7. D (7 + 3 + 3 = ?)
- 8. A (4 + 5 + 2 = ?)
- 9. 5 points
- 10. 13 marbles
- 11. 14 marbles
- 12. C (8 + 2 + 2 = ?)
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