πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A box holds 2 crayons. Zoe has 3 full boxes and 6 more crayons. How many crayons does Zoe have in all?
Answer: ______________ crayons
2Sam has 29 seashells, gives 17 to Aiden, then shares the rest equally among 4 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
3There are 2 tables with 3 star crystals on each. Comet Kim adds 3 more star crystals. How many star crystals are there now?
Answer: ______________
4There are 2 tables with 4 berries on each. Fifi the Fox adds 4 more berries. How many berries are there now?
Answer: ______________
5Sam buys 5 packs of seashells with 5 in each pack, then gives 2 to Lily. How many seashells does Sam have left?
Answer: ______________
6A box holds 2 apples. Aiden has 5 full boxes and 5 more apples. How many apples does Aiden have in all?
Answer: ______________ apples
7Captain Nova buys 3 packs of star crystals with 4 in each pack. Astro Ana has 8 more star crystals than Captain Nova. How many star crystals does Astro Ana have?
Answer: ______________ star crystals
8Penny the Panda buys 2 packs of fish with 5 in each pack, then gives 4 to Ollie the Owl. How many fish does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________
9Penny the Panda buys 5 packs of berries with 4 in each pack. Fifi the Fox has 5 more berries than Penny the Panda. How many berries does Fifi the Fox have?
Answer: ______________ berries
10Aiden buys 2 packs of marbles with 2 in each pack, then gives 2 to Omar. How many marbles does Aiden have left?
Answer: ______________
11Captain Nova buys 5 packs of moon rocks with 2 in each pack. Rocket Raj has 5 more moon rocks than Captain Nova. How many moon rocks does Rocket Raj have?
Answer: ______________ moon rocks
12Rocket Raj has 22 star crystals, gives 16 to Comet Kim, then shares the rest equally among 2 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 12 crayons
- 2. 3
- 3. 9
- 4. 12
- 5. 23
- 6. 15 apples
- 7. 20 star crystals
- 8. 6
- 9. 25 berries
- 10. 2
- 11. 15 moon rocks
- 12. 3
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