πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam buys 7 packs of marbles with 2 in each pack. Priya has 3 more marbles than Sam. How many marbles does Priya have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2Ollie the Owl buys 5 packs of fish with 8 in each pack, then gives 26 to Benny the Bear. The letter n stands for how many fish Ollie the Owl has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 5 × 8 + 26
- Bn = 5 × 8 − 26
- Cn = 5 × (8 − 26)
- Dn = 5 + 8 − 26
3Ollie the Owl buys 9 packs of fish with 3 in each pack. Benny the Bear has 5 more fish than Ollie the Owl. How many fish does Benny the Bear have?
Answer: ______________ fish
4Captain Nova buys 5 packs of star crystals with 4 in each pack, then gives 9 to Rocket Raj. The letter n stands for how many star crystals Captain Nova has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 5 × 4 + 9
- Bn = 5 × (4 − 9)
- Cn = 5 × 4 − 9
- Dn = 5 + 4 − 9
5Aiden has 23 apples, gives 17 to Omar, then shares the rest equally among 2 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
6Comet Kim has $50. Comet Kim buys 6 toys that cost $7 each. How many dollars does Comet Kim have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
7There are 6 tables with 6 berries on each. Fifi the Fox adds 2 more berries. How many berries are there now?
Answer: ______________
8Zoe has 327 marbles, gives 150 to Leo, then gets 48 more. Leo says Zoe has 225 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 225 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
9Rocket Raj has $54. Rocket Raj buys 8 toys that cost $4 each. How many dollars does Rocket Raj have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
10There are 10 tables with 8 fish on each. Penny the Panda adds 10 more fish. How many fish are there now?
Answer: ______________
11There are 2 tables with 2 space snacks on each. Rocket Raj adds 2 more space snacks. How many space snacks are there now?
Answer: ______________
12Penny the Panda has 23 acorns, gives 13 to Ollie the Owl, then shares the rest equally among 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 17 marbles
- 2. B (n = 5 × 8 − 26)
- 3. 32 fish
- 4. C (n = 5 × 4 − 9)
- 5. 3
- 6. 8 dollars
- 7. 38
- 8. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 9. 22 dollars
- 10. 90
- 11. 6
- 12. 2
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