πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Rosa, Aiden, and Priya have 19 marbles in all. Rosa has 2 and Aiden has 9. How many marbles does Priya have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2Jamal has 7 marbles, Kai has 2, and Rosa has 3. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A7 + 2 − 3 = ?
- B2 + 3 = ?
- C7 + 2 = ?
- D7 + 2 + 3 = ?
3Rosa sees 5 birds on Monday, 2 on Tuesday, and 5 on Wednesday. How many birds does Rosa see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
4Mei, Aiden, and Rosa have 12 marbles in all. Mei has 2 and Aiden has 2. How many marbles does Rosa have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
5A basket has 3 apples, 2 pears, and 10 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A2 + 10 = ?
- B3 + 10 = ?
- C3 + 2 + 10 = ?
- D3 + 2 = ?
6A basket has 11 pieces of fruit: 2 apples, 2 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Ana sees 7 birds on Monday, 5 on Tuesday, and 3 on Wednesday. How many birds does Ana see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
8Aiden reads 5 pages in the morning, 6 at lunch, and 7 after school. How many pages does Aiden read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
9In a game, Maya scores 2 points, then 2 points, then 5 points. How many points does Maya score in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A2 + 2 = ?
- B2 + 5 = ?
- C9 − 5 = ?
- D2 + 2 + 5 = ?
10A basket has 5 apples, 9 pears, and 5 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket? Which equation shows the story?
- A5 + 9 − 5 = ?
- B5 + 9 = ?
- C5 + 9 + 5 = ?
- D5 + 5 = ?
11A basket has 4 apples, 5 pears, and 10 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12In a game, Sam scores 15 points in three turns: 4, then 3, then some more. How many points does Sam score on the last turn?
Answer: ______________ points
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 8 marbles
- 2. D (7 + 2 + 3 = ?)
- 3. 12 birds
- 4. 8 marbles
- 5. C (3 + 2 + 10 = ?)
- 6. 7 pieces
- 7. 15 birds
- 8. 18 pages
- 9. D (2 + 2 + 5 = ?)
- 10. C (5 + 9 + 5 = ?)
- 11. 19 pieces
- 12. 8 points
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