πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya buys 5 packs of seashells with 3 in each pack. Maya has 4 more seashells than Priya. How many seashells does Maya have?
Answer: ______________ seashells
2A box holds 4 acorns. Benny the Bear has 5 full boxes and 6 more acorns. How many acorns does Benny the Bear have in all?
Answer: ______________ acorns
3There are 4 tables with 2 moon rocks on each. Captain Nova adds 6 more moon rocks. How many moon rocks are there now?
Answer: ______________
4Priya buys 5 packs of crayons with 4 in each pack, then gives 15 to Omar. How many crayons does Priya have left?
Answer: ______________
5Comet Kim has 28 satellites, gives 8 to Rocket Raj, then shares the rest equally among 4 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
6Penny the Panda buys 3 packs of fish with 5 in each pack, then gives 11 to Ollie the Owl. How many fish does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________
7Comet Kim has $34. Comet Kim buys 2 toys that cost $2 each. How many dollars does Comet Kim have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
8Captain Nova has 25 moon rocks, gives 13 to Astro Ana, then shares the rest equally among 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
9Rocket Raj buys 5 packs of satellites with 5 in each pack. Astro Ana has 6 more satellites than Rocket Raj. How many satellites does Astro Ana have?
Answer: ______________ satellites
10A box holds 4 moon rocks. Astro Ana has 5 full boxes and 9 more moon rocks. How many moon rocks does Astro Ana have in all?
Answer: ______________ moon rocks
11Benny the Bear has $31. Benny the Bear buys 3 toys that cost $3 each. How many dollars does Benny the Bear have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
12There are 3 tables with 3 moon rocks on each. Captain Nova adds 6 more moon rocks. How many moon rocks are there now?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 19 seashells
- 2. 26 acorns
- 3. 14
- 4. 5
- 5. 5
- 6. 4
- 7. 30 dollars
- 8. 4
- 9. 31 satellites
- 10. 29 moon rocks
- 11. 22 dollars
- 12. 15
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