πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A box holds 5 seashells. Lily has 2 full boxes and 9 more seashells. How many seashells does Lily have in all?
Answer: ______________ seashells
2Astro Ana buys 3 packs of star crystals with 5 in each pack. Rocket Raj has 5 more star crystals than Astro Ana. How many star crystals does Rocket Raj have?
Answer: ______________ star crystals
3Sam has $17. Sam buys 2 toys that cost $5 each. How many dollars does Sam have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
4Penny the Panda buys 5 packs of berries with 5 in each pack, then gives 13 to Benny the Bear. How many berries does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________
5Omar has 18 marbles, gives 12 to Maya, then shares the rest equally among 2 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
6Omar has $16. Omar buys 2 toys that cost $2 each. How many dollars does Omar have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
7Omar has 31 books, gives 11 to Priya, then shares the rest equally among 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
8Sam has $32. Sam buys 5 toys that cost $2 each. How many dollars does Sam have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
9A box holds 2 crayons. Omar has 3 full boxes and 8 more crayons. How many crayons does Omar have in all?
Answer: ______________ crayons
10Omar buys 2 packs of stickers with 4 in each pack. Maya has 6 more stickers than Omar. How many stickers does Maya have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
11Priya buys 2 packs of seashells with 3 in each pack, then gives 1 to Omar. How many seashells does Priya have left?
Answer: ______________
12Captain Nova buys 2 packs of moon rocks with 4 in each pack, then gives 2 to Astro Ana. How many moon rocks does Captain Nova have left?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 19 seashells
- 2. 20 star crystals
- 3. 7 dollars
- 4. 12
- 5. 3
- 6. 12 dollars
- 7. 4
- 8. 22 dollars
- 9. 14 crayons
- 10. 14 stickers
- 11. 5
- 12. 6
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