Word Problems Worksheet for Grade 1 - Students solve addition and subtraction problems by drawing pictures.

Problem 1:

Sam had 4 apples and got 7 more. How many apples did he have in total?

#### Solution:
- Sam initially had 4 apples.
- He received 7 more apples.
- To find the total number of apples, we add the two quantities together:
\[
4 + 7 = 11
\]

#### Answer:
Sam had 11 apples in total.

#### Drawing:
To show this visually:
```
Initial apples: 🍎🍎🍎🍎
Additional apples: 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎
Total apples: 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎
```

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Problem 2:

Mary had 17 oranges. She gave away 6 to her friends. How many did she have left?

#### Solution:
- Mary initially had 17 oranges.
- She gave away 6 oranges.
- To find how many oranges she has left, we subtract the number given away from the initial amount:
\[
17 - 6 = 11
\]

#### Answer:
Mary had 11 oranges left.

#### Drawing:
To show this visually:
```
Initial oranges: 🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊
Oranges given away: 🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊
Remaining oranges: 🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊
```

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Problem 3:

Polly had picked 12 strawberries and her brother picked 12. How many did they have altogether?

#### Solution:
- Polly picked 12 strawberries.
- Her brother also picked 12 strawberries.
- To find the total number of strawberries, we add the two quantities together:
\[
12 + 12 = 24
\]

#### Answer:
They had 24 strawberries altogether.

#### Drawing:
To show this visually:
```
Polly's strawberries: 🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓
Brother's strawberries: 🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓
Total strawberries: 🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓
```

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Final Answers:

1. 11 apples
2. 11 oranges
3. 24 strawberries

Boxed Final Answer:
\[
\boxed{11, 11, 24}
\]