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 9 moon rocks on each. Rocket Raj adds 6 more moon rocks. How many moon rocks are there now?
Answer: ______________
2There are 4 tables with 5 books on each. Leo adds 7 more books. How many books are there now?
Answer: ______________
3Astro Ana buys 3 packs of moon rocks with 6 in each pack, then gives 4 to Captain Nova. How many moon rocks does Astro Ana have left?
Answer: ______________
4Captain Nova has 23 satellites, gives 8 to Comet Kim, then shares the rest equally among 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
5Aiden has 47 crayons, gives 17 to Omar, then shares the rest equally among 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
6Aiden buys 4 packs of books with 3 in each pack, then gives 10 to Zoe. How many books does Aiden have left?
Answer: ______________
7Comet Kim buys 3 packs of satellites with 3 in each pack, then gives 3 to Rocket Raj. How many satellites does Comet Kim have left?
Answer: ______________
8Penny the Panda has 79 berries, gives 9 to Fifi the Fox, then shares the rest equally among 10 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
9Astro Ana has 136 space snacks, gives 55 to Rocket Raj, then gets 20 more. Rocket Raj says Astro Ana has 101 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 101 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
10Zoe has 72 apples, gives 16 to Sam, then shares the rest equally among 7 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
11Omar has 57 marbles, gives 3 to Sam, then shares the rest equally among 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
12Zoe buys 4 packs of marbles with 7 in each pack, then gives 18 to Omar. The letter t stands for how many marbles Zoe has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 4 × 7 − 18
- Bt = 4 × (7 − 18)
- Ct = 4 × 7 + 18
- Dt = 4 + 7 − 18
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 96
- 2. 27
- 3. 14
- 4. 5
- 5. 5
- 6. 2
- 7. 6
- 8. 7
- 9. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 10. 8
- 11. 9
- 12. A (t = 4 × 7 − 18)
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