1st Grade Math › Word Problems: Addition of Three Whole Numbers Whose Sum is 20 or Less: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.A.2
Jessica’s dog eats three times a day. In the morning he eats cups of food, in the afternoon he eats
cup of food, and in the evening he eats
cups of food. How many total cups of food does Jessica’s dog eat each day?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many cups of food Jessica's dog gets altogether in a day. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up
.
Then we can count up .
At the dog park there are brown dogs,
white dogs, and
black dog. How many dogs are at the park?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total dogs are at the park altogether. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up
.
Then we can count up .
Lauren has pencils,
markers, and
notebooks in her backpack. How many total items does Lauren have in her backpack?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total supplies Lauren has in her backpack when we put everything together. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up
.
Then we can count up .
A bag of marbles has purple marbles,
black marbles, and
red marbles. How many marbles are in the bag?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total marbles are in the bag when we put the colors together. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up
.
Then we can count up .
Lindsey’s family is going on vacation. She packs bags, her dad packs
bag, and her mom packs
bags. How many total bags are they taking on their vacation?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total bags the family has altogether. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up
.
Then we can count up .
Amy’s street has three houses on it. The first house has bedrooms, the second house has
bedrooms, and the third house has
bedrooms. How many total bedrooms do the three houses have?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total rooms are in the three houses altogether. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up
.
Then we can count up .
For a project, Tim needs pieces of blue paper,
pieces of yellow paper, and
pieces of green paper. How many pieces of paper does Tim need?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many pieces of paper Tim needs when we put the three colors together. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up
.
Then we can count up .
Suzzy finds coins under her couch,
in a drawer, and
sitting out on the table. How many total coins does she have?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total coins Suzzy found when she puts all the coins together. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up
.
Then we can count up .
The carnival game has different sizes of bears for prizes.
small bears,
medium bears, and
large bears. How many total bears does the carnival game have?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total bears the carnival game has when we put the three sizes together. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up
.
Then we can count up .
Emily has blueberries,
strawberries, and
raspberries on her plate. How many total pieces of fruit does she have?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total pieces of fruit Emily has when we put the blueberries, strawberries, and rapsberries together. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up
.
Then we can count up .