πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Astro Ana buys 10 packs of star crystals with 3 in each pack, then gives 19 to Captain Nova. How many star crystals does Astro Ana have left?
Answer: ______________
2Comet Kim buys 3 packs of moon rocks with 8 in each pack. Astro Ana has 5 more moon rocks than Comet Kim. How many moon rocks does Astro Ana have?
Answer: ______________ moon rocks
3Comet Kim has 435 moon rocks, gives 80 to Astro Ana, then gets 59 more. Astro Ana says Comet Kim has 414 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 414 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
4There are 10 tables with 8 fish on each. Ollie the Owl adds 14 more fish. How many fish are there now?
Answer: ______________
5Sam has 419 stickers, gives 150 to Maya, then gets 72 more. Maya says Sam has 341 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 341 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
6Benny the Bear buys 6 packs of berries with 4 in each pack. Fifi the Fox has 9 more berries than Benny the Bear. How many berries does Fifi the Fox have?
Answer: ______________ berries
7Fifi the Fox has 49 acorns, gives 19 to Penny the Panda, then shares the rest equally among 10 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
8Zoe has 427 crayons, gives 147 to Lily, then gets 22 more. Lily says Zoe has 192 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 192 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
9Fifi the Fox has 60 leaves, gives 10 to Benny the Bear, then shares the rest equally among 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
10Fifi the Fox buys 5 packs of berries with 9 in each pack, then gives 28 to Benny the Bear. The letter n stands for how many berries Fifi the Fox has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 5 + 9 − 28
- Bn = 5 × 9 + 28
- Cn = 5 × 9 − 28
- Dn = 5 × (9 − 28)
11Sam has 478 apples, gives 61 to Maya, then gets 39 more. Maya says Sam has 456 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 456 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
12Ollie the Owl has 35 fish, gives 20 to Penny the Panda, then shares the rest equally among 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 11
- 2. 29 moon rocks
- 3. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 4. 94
- 5. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 6. 33 berries
- 7. 3
- 8. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 9. 10
- 10. C (n = 5 × 9 − 28)
- 11. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 12. 5
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