πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova buys 9 packs of moon rocks with 6 in each pack. Comet Kim has 5 more moon rocks than Captain Nova. How many moon rocks does Comet Kim have?
Answer: ______________ moon rocks
2Maya has $69. Maya buys 4 toys that cost $10 each. How many dollars does Maya have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
3Leo buys 10 packs of books with 8 in each pack. Lily has 3 more books than Leo. How many books does Lily have?
Answer: ______________ books
4Penny the Panda has $72. Penny the Panda buys 6 toys that cost $9 each. How many dollars does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
5Leo has 302 marbles, gives 38 to Sam, then gets 86 more. Sam says Leo has 450 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 450 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
6Captain Nova has $55. Captain Nova buys 10 toys that cost $5 each. How many dollars does Captain Nova have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
7Captain Nova has $96. Captain Nova buys 10 toys that cost $8 each. How many dollars does Captain Nova have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
8Astro Ana buys 8 packs of space snacks with 6 in each pack, then gives 14 to Captain Nova. The letter t stands for how many space snacks Astro Ana has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 8 × (6 − 14)
- Bt = 8 × 6 − 14
- Ct = 8 + 6 − 14
- Dt = 8 × 6 + 14
9Comet Kim buys 10 packs of space snacks with 7 in each pack, then gives 36 to Captain Nova. How many space snacks does Comet Kim have left?
Answer: ______________
10Leo has 63 stickers, gives 18 to Priya, then shares the rest equally among 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
11Fifi the Fox buys 5 packs of berries with 7 in each pack. Benny the Bear has 3 more berries than Fifi the Fox. How many berries does Benny the Bear have?
Answer: ______________ berries
12Benny the Bear has 28 berries, gives 4 to Fifi the Fox, then shares the rest equally among 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 59 moon rocks
- 2. 29 dollars
- 3. 83 books
- 4. 18 dollars
- 5. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 6. 5 dollars
- 7. 16 dollars
- 8. B (t = 8 × 6 − 14)
- 9. 34
- 10. 9
- 11. 38 berries
- 12. 3
Practice this lesson online with games that adjust to your child: agarwalmath.com/math/3rd-grade/word-two-step-mixed