πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 10 tables with 6 leaves on each. Benny the Bear adds 4 more leaves. How many leaves are there now?
Answer: ______________
2Leo buys 9 packs of seashells with 5 in each pack, then gives 20 to Lily. How many seashells does Leo have left?
Answer: ______________
3Omar has 32 marbles, gives 5 to Sam, then shares the rest equally among 9 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
4A box holds 7 fish. Fifi the Fox has 3 full boxes and 6 more fish. How many fish does Fifi the Fox have in all?
Answer: ______________ fish
5Priya has 29 apples, gives 17 to Omar, then shares the rest equally among 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
6Fifi the Fox buys 7 packs of leaves with 5 in each pack. Penny the Panda has 7 more leaves than Fifi the Fox. How many leaves does Penny the Panda have?
Answer: ______________ leaves
7A box holds 7 berries. Ollie the Owl has 4 full boxes and 4 more berries. How many berries does Ollie the Owl have in all?
Answer: ______________ berries
8Penny the Panda buys 10 packs of leaves with 2 in each pack, then gives 2 to Benny the Bear. How many leaves does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________
9A box holds 6 books. Zoe has 3 full boxes and 8 more books. How many books does Zoe have in all?
Answer: ______________ books
10Benny the Bear buys 3 packs of berries with 8 in each pack. Penny the Panda has 2 more berries than Benny the Bear. How many berries does Penny the Panda have?
Answer: ______________ berries
11Captain Nova has $32. Captain Nova buys 5 toys that cost $6 each. How many dollars does Captain Nova have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
12Fifi the Fox buys 10 packs of berries with 9 in each pack. Benny the Bear has 2 more berries than Fifi the Fox. How many berries does Benny the Bear have?
Answer: ______________ berries
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 64
- 2. 25
- 3. 3
- 4. 27 fish
- 5. 4
- 6. 42 leaves
- 7. 32 berries
- 8. 18
- 9. 26 books
- 10. 26 berries
- 11. 2 dollars
- 12. 92 berries
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