πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Comet Kim buys 9 packs of star crystals with 5 in each pack, then gives 33 to Rocket Raj. The letter x stands for how many star crystals Comet Kim has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 9 × 5 − 33
- Bx = 9 × (5 − 33)
- Cx = 9 + 5 − 33
- Dx = 9 × 5 + 33
2Captain Nova buys 5 packs of satellites with 3 in each pack. Rocket Raj has 2 more satellites than Captain Nova. How many satellites does Rocket Raj have?
Answer: ______________ satellites
3Omar buys 10 packs of crayons with 9 in each pack, then gives 26 to Priya. The letter b stands for how many crayons Omar has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 10 + 9 − 26
- Bb = 10 × 9 + 26
- Cb = 10 × 9 − 26
- Db = 10 × (9 − 26)
4Captain Nova buys 9 packs of space snacks with 5 in each pack, then gives 17 to Comet Kim. The letter t stands for how many space snacks Captain Nova has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 9 × 5 − 17
- Bt = 9 + 5 − 17
- Ct = 9 × 5 + 17
- Dt = 9 × (5 − 17)
5There are 6 tables with 4 marbles on each. Priya adds 10 more marbles. How many marbles are there now?
Answer: ______________
6A box holds 3 space snacks. Astro Ana has 9 full boxes and 3 more space snacks. How many space snacks does Astro Ana have in all?
Answer: ______________ space snacks
7Zoe buys 2 packs of books with 8 in each pack, then gives 3 to Aiden. How many books does Zoe have left?
Answer: ______________
8There are 9 tables with 6 star crystals on each. Astro Ana adds 4 more star crystals. How many star crystals are there now?
Answer: ______________
9Omar has 144 seashells, gives 121 to Lily, then gets 48 more. Lily says Omar has -19 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is -19 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
10Maya buys 6 packs of crayons with 3 in each pack. Zoe has 3 more crayons than Maya. How many crayons does Zoe have?
Answer: ______________ crayons
11A box holds 3 star crystals. Comet Kim has 4 full boxes and 7 more star crystals. How many star crystals does Comet Kim have in all?
Answer: ______________ star crystals
12There are 10 tables with 8 leaves on each. Ollie the Owl adds 14 more leaves. How many leaves are there now?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. A (x = 9 × 5 − 33)
- 2. 17 satellites
- 3. C (b = 10 × 9 − 26)
- 4. A (t = 9 × 5 − 17)
- 5. 34
- 6. 30 space snacks
- 7. 13
- 8. 58
- 9. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 10. 21 crayons
- 11. 19 star crystals
- 12. 94
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