πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1In a game, Omar scores 20 points in three turns: 2, then 3, then some more. How many points does Omar score on the last turn?
Answer: ______________ points
2Nora reads 17 pages in one day: 3 in the morning, 3 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Nora read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
3In a game, Sam scores 4 points, then 5 points, then 6 points. How many points does Sam score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
4In a game, Jamal scores 7 points, then 4 points, then 3 points. How many points does Jamal score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
5In a game, Ben scores 5 points, then 5 points, then 4 points. How many points does Ben score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
6In a game, Omar scores 2 points, then 3 points, then 10 points. How many points does Omar score in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A2 + 10 = ?
- B2 + 3 = ?
- C2 + 3 + 10 = ?
- D3 + 10 = ?
7A basket has 2 apples, 2 pears, and 8 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A basket has 2 apples, 3 pears, and 3 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A8 − 3 = ?
- B2 + 3 + 3 = ?
- C2 + 3 − 3 = ?
- D2 + 3 = ?
9A basket has 2 apples, 6 pears, and 8 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Leo has 3 marbles, Jamal has 2, and Nora has 15. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
11Ben reads 2 pages in the morning, 6 at lunch, and 8 after school. How many pages does Ben read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
12Kai reads 4 pages in the morning, 3 at lunch, and 6 after school. How many pages does Kai read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 15 points
- 2. 11 pages
- 3. 15 points
- 4. 14 points
- 5. 14 points
- 6. C (2 + 3 + 10 = ?)
- 7. 12 pieces
- 8. B (2 + 3 + 3 = ?)
- 9. 16 pieces
- 10. 20 marbles
- 11. 16 pages
- 12. 13 pages
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