πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova buys 2 packs of space snacks with 5 in each pack. Comet Kim has 6 more space snacks than Captain Nova. How many space snacks does Comet Kim have?
Answer: ______________ space snacks
2A box holds 4 leaves. Benny the Bear has 3 full boxes and 7 more leaves. How many leaves does Benny the Bear have in all?
Answer: ______________ leaves
3Comet Kim has $21. Comet Kim buys 3 toys that cost $3 each. How many dollars does Comet Kim have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
4Aiden has 13 crayons, gives 7 to Lily, then shares the rest equally among 2 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
5A box holds 3 fish. Ollie the Owl has 2 full boxes and 3 more fish. How many fish does Ollie the Owl have in all?
Answer: ______________ fish
6Omar has 29 marbles, gives 4 to Sam, then shares the rest equally among 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
7Captain Nova has $26. Captain Nova buys 2 toys that cost $3 each. How many dollars does Captain Nova have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
8There are 4 tables with 5 crayons on each. Omar adds 8 more crayons. How many crayons are there now?
Answer: ______________
9Sam buys 2 packs of books with 5 in each pack. Leo has 9 more books than Sam. How many books does Leo have?
Answer: ______________ books
10There are 2 tables with 2 crayons on each. Maya adds 6 more crayons. How many crayons are there now?
Answer: ______________
11Lily buys 4 packs of crayons with 4 in each pack, then gives 4 to Zoe. How many crayons does Lily have left?
Answer: ______________
12A box holds 5 seashells. Zoe has 3 full boxes and 9 more seashells. How many seashells does Zoe have in all?
Answer: ______________ seashells
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 16 space snacks
- 2. 19 leaves
- 3. 12 dollars
- 4. 3
- 5. 9 fish
- 6. 5
- 7. 20 dollars
- 8. 28
- 9. 19 books
- 10. 10
- 11. 12
- 12. 24 seashells
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