πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova buys 8 packs of star crystals with 10 in each pack. Astro Ana has 3 more star crystals than Captain Nova. How many star crystals does Astro Ana have?
Answer: ______________ star crystals
2Benny the Bear has 87 leaves, gives 7 to Ollie the Owl, then shares the rest equally among 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
3A box holds 4 seashells. Zoe has 7 full boxes and 7 more seashells. How many seashells does Zoe have in all?
Answer: ______________ seashells
4Lily has $35. Lily buys 3 toys that cost $8 each. How many dollars does Lily have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
5Benny the Bear has 22 berries, gives 2 to Penny the Panda, then shares the rest equally among 2 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
6Captain Nova buys 10 packs of star crystals with 9 in each pack, then gives 28 to Comet Kim. How many star crystals does Captain Nova have left?
Answer: ______________
7A box holds 9 stickers. Omar has 8 full boxes and 7 more stickers. How many stickers does Omar have in all?
Answer: ______________ stickers
8Captain Nova has 28 satellites, gives 10 to Comet Kim, then shares the rest equally among 2 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
9A box holds 6 leaves. Ollie the Owl has 7 full boxes and 7 more leaves. How many leaves does Ollie the Owl have in all?
Answer: ______________ leaves
10Sam buys 9 packs of stickers with 6 in each pack, then gives 40 to Omar. How many stickers does Sam have left?
Answer: ______________
11Penny the Panda buys 5 packs of fish with 10 in each pack. Fifi the Fox has 8 more fish than Penny the Panda. How many fish does Fifi the Fox have?
Answer: ______________ fish
12Zoe buys 4 packs of seashells with 5 in each pack, then gives 19 to Maya. How many seashells does Zoe have left?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 83 star crystals
- 2. 10
- 3. 35 seashells
- 4. 11 dollars
- 5. 10
- 6. 62
- 7. 79 stickers
- 8. 9
- 9. 49 leaves
- 10. 14
- 11. 58 fish
- 12. 1
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