πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Kai sees 3 birds on Monday, 5 on Tuesday, and 7 on Wednesday. How many birds does Kai see in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A3 + 5 = ?
- B3 + 7 = ?
- C5 + 7 = ?
- D3 + 5 + 7 = ?
2A basket has 5 apples, 9 pears, and 5 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Zoe reads 13 pages in one day: 5 in the morning, 5 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Zoe read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
4Sam reads 4 pages in the morning, 3 at lunch, and 6 after school. How many pages does Sam read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
5Nora has 5 marbles, Aiden has 2, and Zoe has 9. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
6Nora reads 5 pages in the morning, 4 at lunch, and 6 after school. How many pages does Nora read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
7Kai has 3 marbles, Lily has 6, and Jamal has 6. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
8In a game, Omar scores 3 points, then 4 points, then 10 points. How many points does Omar score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
9Theo sees 3 birds on Monday, 6 on Tuesday, and 8 on Wednesday. How many birds does Theo see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
10A basket has 4 apples, 8 pears, and 6 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Theo reads 16 pages in one day: 5 in the morning, 2 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Theo read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
12Leo sees 5 birds on Monday, 2 on Tuesday, and 4 on Wednesday. How many birds does Leo see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. D (3 + 5 + 7 = ?)
- 2. 19 pieces
- 3. 3 pages
- 4. 13 pages
- 5. 16 marbles
- 6. 15 pages
- 7. 15 marbles
- 8. 17 points
- 9. 17 birds
- 10. 18 pieces
- 11. 9 pages
- 12. 11 birds
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