πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden buys 10 packs of seashells with 6 in each pack, then gives 6 to Leo. How many seashells does Aiden have left?
Answer: ______________
2Zoe buys 3 packs of marbles with 10 in each pack. Sam has 5 more marbles than Zoe. How many marbles does Sam have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
3Sam buys 8 packs of stickers with 2 in each pack. Zoe has 7 more stickers than Sam. How many stickers does Zoe have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
4There are 6 tables with 4 marbles on each. Leo adds 13 more marbles. How many marbles are there now?
Answer: ______________
5Comet Kim buys 3 packs of star crystals with 6 in each pack. Rocket Raj has 2 more star crystals than Comet Kim. How many star crystals does Rocket Raj have?
Answer: ______________ star crystals
6Zoe has 17 marbles, gives 13 to Maya, then shares the rest equally among 2 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
7Astro Ana buys 8 packs of space snacks with 4 in each pack, then gives 16 to Comet Kim. The letter x stands for how many space snacks Astro Ana has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 8 + 4 − 16
- Bx = 8 × (4 − 16)
- Cx = 8 × 4 + 16
- Dx = 8 × 4 − 16
8Ollie the Owl has 180 berries, gives 100 to Fifi the Fox, then gets 38 more. Fifi the Fox says Ollie the Owl has 118 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 118 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
9Omar has 418 marbles, gives 102 to Zoe, then gets 21 more. Zoe says Omar has 337 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 337 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
10There are 10 tables with 3 star crystals on each. Astro Ana adds 15 more star crystals. How many star crystals are there now?
Answer: ______________
11Benny the Bear buys 9 packs of fish with 7 in each pack. Penny the Panda has 3 more fish than Benny the Bear. How many fish does Penny the Panda have?
Answer: ______________ fish
12Ollie the Owl has $26. Ollie the Owl buys 2 toys that cost $7 each. How many dollars does Ollie the Owl have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 54
- 2. 35 marbles
- 3. 23 stickers
- 4. 37
- 5. 20 star crystals
- 6. 2
- 7. D (x = 8 × 4 − 16)
- 8. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 9. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 10. 45
- 11. 66 fish
- 12. 12 dollars
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