πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Benny the Bear buys 9 packs of leaves with 6 in each pack, then gives 51 to Fifi the Fox. How many leaves does Benny the Bear have left?
Answer: ______________
2A box holds 9 leaves. Benny the Bear has 8 full boxes and 8 more leaves. How many leaves does Benny the Bear have in all?
Answer: ______________ leaves
3Omar buys 8 packs of crayons with 9 in each pack, then gives 25 to Lily. The letter t stands for how many crayons Omar has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 8 × 9 − 25
- Bt = 8 × 9 + 25
- Ct = 8 + 9 − 25
- Dt = 8 × (9 − 25)
4Omar buys 7 packs of marbles with 10 in each pack, then gives 43 to Leo. How many marbles does Omar have left?
Answer: ______________
5Rocket Raj buys 10 packs of satellites with 8 in each pack, then gives 68 to Comet Kim. The letter b stands for how many satellites Rocket Raj has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 10 + 8 − 68
- Bb = 10 × (8 − 68)
- Cb = 10 × 8 − 68
- Db = 10 × 8 + 68
6There are 10 tables with 10 leaves on each. Penny the Panda adds 12 more leaves. How many leaves are there now?
Answer: ______________
7Zoe has 51 books, gives 1 to Sam, then shares the rest equally among 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
8Benny the Bear buys 6 packs of fish with 7 in each pack. Penny the Panda has 4 more fish than Benny the Bear. How many fish does Penny the Panda have?
Answer: ______________ fish
9Fifi the Fox has 25 berries, gives 5 to Penny the Panda, then shares the rest equally among 10 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
10Astro Ana buys 6 packs of satellites with 7 in each pack, then gives 19 to Captain Nova. How many satellites does Astro Ana have left?
Answer: ______________
11Aiden buys 5 packs of seashells with 7 in each pack, then gives 11 to Priya. The letter n stands for how many seashells Aiden has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 5 × 7 − 11
- Bn = 5 × 7 + 11
- Cn = 5 × (7 − 11)
- Dn = 5 + 7 − 11
12Astro Ana buys 4 packs of satellites with 3 in each pack, then gives 9 to Comet Kim. The letter n stands for how many satellites Astro Ana has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 4 × 3 + 9
- Bn = 4 × (3 − 9)
- Cn = 4 × 3 − 9
- Dn = 4 + 3 − 9
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 3
- 2. 80 leaves
- 3. A (t = 8 × 9 − 25)
- 4. 27
- 5. C (b = 10 × 8 − 68)
- 6. 112
- 7. 10
- 8. 46 fish
- 9. 2
- 10. 23
- 11. A (n = 5 × 7 − 11)
- 12. C (n = 4 × 3 − 9)
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