πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Penny the Panda has $40. Penny the Panda buys 8 toys that cost $3 each. How many dollars does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
2A box holds 5 leaves. Ollie the Owl has 8 full boxes and 8 more leaves. How many leaves does Ollie the Owl have in all?
Answer: ______________ leaves
3Leo buys 4 packs of apples with 6 in each pack. Sam has 9 more apples than Leo. How many apples does Sam have?
Answer: ______________ apples
4Penny the Panda buys 7 packs of acorns with 2 in each pack. Ollie the Owl has 6 more acorns than Penny the Panda. How many acorns does Ollie the Owl have?
Answer: ______________ acorns
5Comet Kim buys 6 packs of moon rocks with 7 in each pack, then gives 36 to Rocket Raj. How many moon rocks does Comet Kim have left?
Answer: ______________
6Penny the Panda has 36 berries, gives 20 to Fifi the Fox, then shares the rest equally among 4 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
7Maya buys 10 packs of marbles with 7 in each pack, then gives 5 to Aiden. How many marbles does Maya have left?
Answer: ______________
8There are 7 tables with 3 star crystals on each. Comet Kim adds 12 more star crystals. How many star crystals are there now?
Answer: ______________
9Comet Kim has 343 satellites, gives 64 to Astro Ana, then gets 45 more. Astro Ana says Comet Kim has 424 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 424 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
10Fifi the Fox buys 4 packs of acorns with 10 in each pack, then gives 30 to Penny the Panda. The letter b stands for how many acorns Fifi the Fox has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 4 + 10 − 30
- Bb = 4 × (10 − 30)
- Cb = 4 × 10 − 30
- Db = 4 × 10 + 30
11Rocket Raj buys 5 packs of satellites with 7 in each pack. Astro Ana has 2 more satellites than Rocket Raj. How many satellites does Astro Ana have?
Answer: ______________ satellites
12Astro Ana has 196 moon rocks, gives 37 to Rocket Raj, then gets 56 more. Rocket Raj says Astro Ana has 215 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 215 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 16 dollars
- 2. 48 leaves
- 3. 33 apples
- 4. 20 acorns
- 5. 6
- 6. 4
- 7. 65
- 8. 33
- 9. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 10. C (b = 4 × 10 − 30)
- 11. 37 satellites
- 12. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
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