πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya has 421 crayons, gives 108 to Sam, then gets 25 more. Sam says Maya has 338 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 338 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
2Fifi the Fox buys 10 packs of fish with 5 in each pack, then gives 16 to Penny the Panda. How many fish does Fifi the Fox have left?
Answer: ______________
3Rocket Raj has $41. Rocket Raj buys 2 toys that cost $6 each. How many dollars does Rocket Raj have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
4Benny the Bear buys 4 packs of leaves with 2 in each pack. Penny the Panda has 8 more leaves than Benny the Bear. How many leaves does Penny the Panda have?
Answer: ______________ leaves
5A box holds 10 acorns. Fifi the Fox has 4 full boxes and 6 more acorns. How many acorns does Fifi the Fox have in all?
Answer: ______________ acorns
6Comet Kim has 430 satellites, gives 66 to Astro Ana, then gets 60 more. Astro Ana says Comet Kim has 324 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 324 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
7Benny the Bear has 283 acorns, gives 70 to Fifi the Fox, then gets 90 more. Fifi the Fox says Benny the Bear has 403 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 403 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
8Captain Nova has $32. Captain Nova buys 4 toys that cost $2 each. How many dollars does Captain Nova have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
9Astro Ana has 439 star crystals, gives 35 to Captain Nova, then gets 77 more. Captain Nova says Astro Ana has 481 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 481 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
10Comet Kim buys 8 packs of moon rocks with 8 in each pack. Astro Ana has 6 more moon rocks than Comet Kim. How many moon rocks does Astro Ana have?
Answer: ______________ moon rocks
11Sam has 43 marbles, gives 3 to Maya, then shares the rest equally among 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
12There are 4 tables with 4 stickers on each. Omar adds 12 more stickers. How many stickers are there now?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 2. 34
- 3. 29 dollars
- 4. 16 leaves
- 5. 46 acorns
- 6. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 7. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 8. 24 dollars
- 9. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 10. 70 moon rocks
- 11. 5
- 12. 28
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