πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A box holds 4 seashells. Omar has 9 full boxes and 4 more seashells. How many seashells does Omar have in all?
Answer: ______________ seashells
2A box holds 3 apples. Leo has 2 full boxes and 7 more apples. How many apples does Leo have in all?
Answer: ______________ apples
3A box holds 6 berries. Fifi the Fox has 10 full boxes and 5 more berries. How many berries does Fifi the Fox have in all?
Answer: ______________ berries
4Benny the Bear has 453 berries, gives 62 to Ollie the Owl, then gets 79 more. Ollie the Owl says Benny the Bear has 360 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 360 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
5Penny the Panda has 267 fish, gives 82 to Benny the Bear, then gets 50 more. Benny the Bear says Penny the Panda has 235 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 235 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
6Fifi the Fox buys 2 packs of berries with 8 in each pack, then gives 15 to Penny the Panda. The letter t stands for how many berries Fifi the Fox has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 2 × 8 + 15
- Bt = 2 × 8 − 15
- Ct = 2 × (8 − 15)
- Dt = 2 + 8 − 15
7Fifi the Fox has $54. Fifi the Fox buys 9 toys that cost $4 each. How many dollars does Fifi the Fox have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
8Omar has 158 stickers, gives 71 to Priya, then gets 32 more. Priya says Omar has 119 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 119 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
9Ollie the Owl buys 7 packs of berries with 3 in each pack. Penny the Panda has 5 more berries than Ollie the Owl. How many berries does Penny the Panda have?
Answer: ______________ berries
10Astro Ana has 223 star crystals, gives 138 to Comet Kim, then gets 30 more. Comet Kim says Astro Ana has 25 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 25 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
11Rocket Raj has $17. Rocket Raj buys 2 toys that cost $3 each. How many dollars does Rocket Raj have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
12Ollie the Owl buys 2 packs of leaves with 10 in each pack. Benny the Bear has 5 more leaves than Ollie the Owl. How many leaves does Benny the Bear have?
Answer: ______________ leaves
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 40 seashells
- 2. 13 apples
- 3. 65 berries
- 4. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 5. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 6. B (t = 2 × 8 − 15)
- 7. 18 dollars
- 8. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 9. 26 berries
- 10. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 11. 11 dollars
- 12. 25 leaves
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