πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe has 41 apples, gives 5 to Lily, then shares the rest equally among 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
2Fifi the Fox has $79. Fifi the Fox buys 8 toys that cost $9 each. How many dollars does Fifi the Fox have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
3A box holds 9 star crystals. Rocket Raj has 6 full boxes and 3 more star crystals. How many star crystals does Rocket Raj have in all?
Answer: ______________ star crystals
4Comet Kim buys 9 packs of space snacks with 7 in each pack, then gives 38 to Rocket Raj. The letter n stands for how many space snacks Comet Kim has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 9 + 7 − 38
- Bn = 9 × 7 − 38
- Cn = 9 × (7 − 38)
- Dn = 9 × 7 + 38
5Benny the Bear has 74 fish, gives 4 to Penny the Panda, then shares the rest equally among 10 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
6Fifi the Fox has 249 fish, gives 123 to Penny the Panda, then gets 52 more. Penny the Panda says Fifi the Fox has 178 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 178 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
7A box holds 5 berries. Fifi the Fox has 8 full boxes and 3 more berries. How many berries does Fifi the Fox have in all?
Answer: ______________ berries
8A box holds 6 space snacks. Rocket Raj has 2 full boxes and 6 more space snacks. How many space snacks does Rocket Raj have in all?
Answer: ______________ space snacks
9Astro Ana has 19 star crystals, gives 7 to Comet Kim, then shares the rest equally among 4 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
10Rocket Raj buys 3 packs of star crystals with 6 in each pack, then gives 16 to Comet Kim. The letter n stands for how many star crystals Rocket Raj has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 3 × 6 − 16
- Bn = 3 + 6 − 16
- Cn = 3 × 6 + 16
- Dn = 3 × (6 − 16)
11Captain Nova buys 8 packs of space snacks with 9 in each pack, then gives 21 to Comet Kim. The letter b stands for how many space snacks Captain Nova has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 8 × 9 + 21
- Bb = 8 + 9 − 21
- Cb = 8 × (9 − 21)
- Db = 8 × 9 − 21
12Rocket Raj has 26 star crystals, gives 11 to Captain Nova, then shares the rest equally among 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 6
- 2. 7 dollars
- 3. 57 star crystals
- 4. B (n = 9 × 7 − 38)
- 5. 7
- 6. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 7. 43 berries
- 8. 18 space snacks
- 9. 3
- 10. A (n = 3 × 6 − 16)
- 11. D (b = 8 × 9 − 21)
- 12. 3
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