πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya has 23 seashells, gives 15 to Sam, then shares the rest equally among 4 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
2Lily buys 4 packs of marbles with 3 in each pack, then gives 9 to Aiden. How many marbles does Lily have left?
Answer: ______________
3Penny the Panda buys 5 packs of leaves with 3 in each pack, then gives 7 to Ollie the Owl. How many leaves does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________
4Benny the Bear buys 2 packs of acorns with 5 in each pack, then gives 6 to Ollie the Owl. How many acorns does Benny the Bear have left?
Answer: ______________
5Sam buys 3 packs of apples with 2 in each pack, then gives 2 to Zoe. How many apples does Sam have left?
Answer: ______________
6Ollie the Owl has 20 fish, gives 14 to Fifi the Fox, then shares the rest equally among 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
7There are 3 tables with 5 berries on each. Ollie the Owl adds 15 more berries. How many berries are there now?
Answer: ______________
8There are 4 tables with 2 space snacks on each. Comet Kim adds 14 more space snacks. How many space snacks are there now?
Answer: ______________
9Astro Ana buys 5 packs of space snacks with 2 in each pack, then gives 9 to Captain Nova. How many space snacks does Astro Ana have left?
Answer: ______________
10Zoe has 18 apples, gives 3 to Maya, then shares the rest equally among 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
11There are 2 tables with 3 apples on each. Omar adds 9 more apples. How many apples are there now?
Answer: ______________
12There are 5 tables with 5 fish on each. Fifi the Fox adds 3 more fish. How many fish are there now?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 2
- 2. 3
- 3. 8
- 4. 4
- 5. 4
- 6. 2
- 7. 30
- 8. 22
- 9. 1
- 10. 5
- 11. 15
- 12. 28
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