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 acorns. Ollie the Owl has 9 full boxes and 4 more acorns. How many acorns does Ollie the Owl have in all?
Answer: ______________ acorns
2Comet Kim buys 2 packs of star crystals with 6 in each pack, then gives 6 to Astro Ana. How many star crystals does Comet Kim have left?
Answer: ______________
3Captain Nova buys 5 packs of satellites with 5 in each pack. Rocket Raj has 2 more satellites than Captain Nova. How many satellites does Rocket Raj have?
Answer: ______________ satellites
4Zoe buys 9 packs of stickers with 8 in each pack. Priya has 6 more stickers than Zoe. How many stickers does Priya have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
5Ollie the Owl buys 2 packs of fish with 8 in each pack, then gives 2 to Fifi the Fox. How many fish does Ollie the Owl have left?
Answer: ______________
6Ollie the Owl buys 8 packs of acorns with 7 in each pack. Benny the Bear has 6 more acorns than Ollie the Owl. How many acorns does Benny the Bear have?
Answer: ______________ acorns
7There are 3 tables with 4 stickers on each. Zoe adds 7 more stickers. How many stickers are there now?
Answer: ______________
8There are 9 tables with 3 marbles on each. Omar adds 8 more marbles. How many marbles are there now?
Answer: ______________
9Rocket Raj has 31 star crystals, gives 15 to Comet Kim, then shares the rest equally among 2 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
10A box holds 9 acorns. Penny the Panda has 9 full boxes and 3 more acorns. How many acorns does Penny the Panda have in all?
Answer: ______________ acorns
11There are 3 tables with 2 seashells on each. Aiden adds 4 more seashells. How many seashells are there now?
Answer: ______________
12A box holds 2 marbles. Maya has 2 full boxes and 5 more marbles. How many marbles does Maya have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 22 acorns
- 2. 6
- 3. 27 satellites
- 4. 78 stickers
- 5. 14
- 6. 62 acorns
- 7. 19
- 8. 35
- 9. 8
- 10. 84 acorns
- 11. 10
- 12. 9 marbles
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