πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 5 tables with 2 berries on each. Ollie the Owl adds 13 more berries. How many berries are there now?
Answer: ______________
2Benny the Bear has 7 acorns, gives 3 to Ollie the Owl, then shares the rest equally among 2 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
3Benny the Bear has 12 leaves, gives 6 to Ollie the Owl, then shares the rest equally among 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
4A box holds 4 acorns. Ollie the Owl has 5 full boxes and 6 more acorns. How many acorns does Ollie the Owl have in all?
Answer: ______________ acorns
5Ollie the Owl has 24 fish, gives 8 to Fifi the Fox, then shares the rest equally among 4 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
6Benny the Bear buys 3 packs of leaves with 4 in each pack. Penny the Panda has 5 more leaves than Benny the Bear. How many leaves does Penny the Panda have?
Answer: ______________ leaves
7There are 2 tables with 5 stickers on each. Lily adds 15 more stickers. How many stickers are there now?
Answer: ______________
8There are 2 tables with 2 acorns on each. Benny the Bear adds 4 more acorns. How many acorns are there now?
Answer: ______________
9Zoe has 17 marbles, gives 7 to Lily, then shares the rest equally among 2 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
10Comet Kim has 31 satellites, gives 11 to Captain Nova, then shares the rest equally among 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
11A box holds 3 leaves. Penny the Panda has 5 full boxes and 6 more leaves. How many leaves does Penny the Panda have in all?
Answer: ______________ leaves
12A box holds 2 fish. Fifi the Fox has 4 full boxes and 9 more fish. How many fish does Fifi the Fox have in all?
Answer: ______________ fish
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 23
- 2. 2
- 3. 2
- 4. 26 acorns
- 5. 4
- 6. 17 leaves
- 7. 25
- 8. 8
- 9. 5
- 10. 4
- 11. 21 leaves
- 12. 17 fish
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