πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya buys 2 packs of seashells with 7 in each pack. Aiden has 2 more seashells than Maya. How many seashells does Aiden have?
Answer: ______________ seashells
2Priya buys 10 packs of marbles with 2 in each pack, then gives 9 to Lily. The letter x stands for how many marbles Priya has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 10 × 2 + 9
- Bx = 10 × (2 − 9)
- Cx = 10 + 2 − 9
- Dx = 10 × 2 − 9
3A box holds 2 fish. Fifi the Fox has 3 full boxes and 6 more fish. How many fish does Fifi the Fox have in all?
Answer: ______________ fish
4Omar buys 3 packs of apples with 3 in each pack, then gives 5 to Priya. The letter n stands for how many apples Omar has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 3 × 3 + 5
- Bn = 3 × (3 − 5)
- Cn = 3 + 3 − 5
- Dn = 3 × 3 − 5
5A box holds 6 marbles. Zoe has 3 full boxes and 9 more marbles. How many marbles does Zoe have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
6Comet Kim has $38. Comet Kim buys 3 toys that cost $5 each. How many dollars does Comet Kim have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
7Penny the Panda buys 3 packs of fish with 3 in each pack. Benny the Bear has 3 more fish than Penny the Panda. How many fish does Benny the Bear have?
Answer: ______________ fish
8Zoe buys 7 packs of seashells with 4 in each pack. Priya has 2 more seashells than Zoe. How many seashells does Priya have?
Answer: ______________ seashells
9Benny the Bear has 63 acorns, gives 7 to Penny the Panda, then shares the rest equally among 7 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
10Penny the Panda has 441 fish, gives 46 to Fifi the Fox, then gets 53 more. Fifi the Fox says Penny the Panda has 348 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 348 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
11Astro Ana buys 5 packs of space snacks with 4 in each pack, then gives 13 to Captain Nova. The letter b stands for how many space snacks Astro Ana has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 5 × 4 − 13
- Bb = 5 + 4 − 13
- Cb = 5 × 4 + 13
- Db = 5 × (4 − 13)
12Priya has 378 apples, gives 49 to Omar, then gets 40 more. Omar says Priya has 369 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 369 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 16 seashells
- 2. D (x = 10 × 2 − 9)
- 3. 12 fish
- 4. D (n = 3 × 3 − 5)
- 5. 27 marbles
- 6. 23 dollars
- 7. 12 fish
- 8. 30 seashells
- 9. 8
- 10. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 11. A (b = 5 × 4 − 13)
- 12. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
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