πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Fifi the Fox buys 7 packs of fish with 7 in each pack. Penny the Panda has 7 more fish than Fifi the Fox. How many fish does Penny the Panda have?
Answer: ______________ fish
2Penny the Panda has 74 fish, gives 2 to Fifi the Fox, then shares the rest equally among 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
3A box holds 2 apples. Omar has 2 full boxes and 5 more apples. How many apples does Omar have in all?
Answer: ______________ apples
4Penny the Panda has 147 leaves, gives 59 to Ollie the Owl, then gets 84 more. Ollie the Owl says Penny the Panda has 82 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 82 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
5There are 3 tables with 8 star crystals on each. Rocket Raj adds 4 more star crystals. How many star crystals are there now?
Answer: ______________
6Fifi the Fox buys 6 packs of berries with 2 in each pack, then gives 10 to Ollie the Owl. The letter x stands for how many berries Fifi the Fox has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 6 + 2 − 10
- Bx = 6 × (2 − 10)
- Cx = 6 × 2 − 10
- Dx = 6 × 2 + 10
7Fifi the Fox has 309 berries, gives 127 to Benny the Bear, then gets 57 more. Benny the Bear says Fifi the Fox has 239 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 239 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
8There are 10 tables with 10 berries on each. Ollie the Owl adds 3 more berries. How many berries are there now?
Answer: ______________
9Sam has $41. Sam buys 9 toys that cost $4 each. How many dollars does Sam have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
10A box holds 3 marbles. Lily has 7 full boxes and 5 more marbles. How many marbles does Lily have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
11Captain Nova has $19. Captain Nova buys 2 toys that cost $7 each. How many dollars does Captain Nova have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
12Comet Kim buys 9 packs of moon rocks with 4 in each pack. Captain Nova has 6 more moon rocks than Comet Kim. How many moon rocks does Captain Nova have?
Answer: ______________ moon rocks
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 56 fish
- 2. 9
- 3. 9 apples
- 4. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 5. 28
- 6. C (x = 6 × 2 − 10)
- 7. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 8. 103
- 9. 5 dollars
- 10. 26 marbles
- 11. 5 dollars
- 12. 42 moon rocks
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