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 5 moon rocks on each. Comet Kim adds 6 more moon rocks. How many moon rocks are there now?
Answer: ______________
2Benny the Bear has 25 berries, gives 13 to Penny the Panda, then shares the rest equally among 4 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
3Penny the Panda has 24 fish, gives 3 to Fifi the Fox, then shares the rest equally among 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
4There are 2 tables with 3 crayons on each. Aiden adds 3 more crayons. How many crayons are there now?
Answer: ______________
5Penny the Panda buys 10 packs of acorns with 4 in each pack, then gives 7 to Fifi the Fox. The letter n stands for how many acorns Penny the Panda has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 10 × (4 − 7)
- Bn = 10 × 4 + 7
- Cn = 10 × 4 − 7
- Dn = 10 + 4 − 7
6Rocket Raj buys 3 packs of space snacks with 6 in each pack, then gives 13 to Astro Ana. How many space snacks does Rocket Raj have left?
Answer: ______________
7Benny the Bear buys 2 packs of fish with 2 in each pack, then gives 1 to Ollie the Owl. How many fish does Benny the Bear have left?
Answer: ______________
8Priya buys 4 packs of marbles with 2 in each pack, then gives 7 to Sam. The letter t stands for how many marbles Priya has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 4 + 2 − 7
- Bt = 4 × 2 − 7
- Ct = 4 × (2 − 7)
- Dt = 4 × 2 + 7
9There are 8 tables with 2 acorns on each. Fifi the Fox adds 2 more acorns. How many acorns are there now?
Answer: ______________
10Captain Nova has 143 space snacks, gives 121 to Comet Kim, then gets 52 more. Comet Kim says Captain Nova has -26 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is -26 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
11Penny the Panda buys 4 packs of leaves with 4 in each pack, then gives 4 to Benny the Bear. How many leaves does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________
12There are 4 tables with 3 leaves on each. Penny the Panda adds 14 more leaves. How many leaves are there now?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 31
- 2. 3
- 3. 7
- 4. 9
- 5. C (n = 10 × 4 − 7)
- 6. 5
- 7. 3
- 8. B (t = 4 × 2 − 7)
- 9. 18
- 10. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 11. 12
- 12. 26
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