Bug Hunt Story Problems: Add Three Groups
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Find the total when three groups of bugs come together.
Count the Bugs
Read each story. Write how many in all.
1.
Lena sees 4 ladybugs on a leaf, 3 ladybugs on a rose, and 6 ladybugs on the fence. How many ladybugs does she see?
4 + 3 + 6 = ladybugs
2.
Omar counts 5 ants by a rock, 5 ants by a tree, and 7 ants by the path. How many ants does he count?
ants
3.
Priya spots 2 butterflies. Then she spots 8 more. Then she spots 1 more. How many butterflies does she spot in all?
butterflies
4.
Mateo puts 6 crickets, 4 grasshoppers, and 9 beetles in his bug house. How many bugs are in the bug house?
bugs
5.
Ava finds 3 worms under one log, 7 worms under another log, and 2 worms under a big stone. How many worms does she find?
worms
6.
The bug club looks for bugs for three days. They see 9 bugs on Monday, 0 bugs on Tuesday because it rains, and 6 bugs on Wednesday. How many bugs do they see in the three days?
bugs
Choose and Match
Read each question. Choose or match the right answer.
7.
Jada sees 7 bees, 2 wasps, and 5 flies in the garden. Which number sentence shows how many insects she sees in all?
8.
Leo catches 3 fireflies. Mia catches 3 fireflies. Sam catches 8 fireflies. How many fireflies do they catch in all?
9.
Ben finds 4 beetles under a log. Then he finds 4 more beetles. Then he finds 4 more. How many beetles has he found?
10.
Match each bug jar to the number of bugs inside it.
Bug Jar Challenge
Add the three numbers to solve each problem.
11.
Each friend fills a bug jar. Add to find how many bugs are in each jar. Then sort the jars.
12.
Grace finds 8 ladybugs, 3 ladybugs, and 2 ladybugs. Which two numbers would you add first? Tell why. Then find how many ladybugs she finds.