πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 10 tables with 2 fish on each. Ollie the Owl adds 4 more fish. How many fish are there now?
Answer: ______________
2Penny the Panda buys 6 packs of berries with 5 in each pack, then gives 27 to Fifi the Fox. How many berries does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________
3Comet Kim buys 9 packs of satellites with 6 in each pack, then gives 14 to Astro Ana. How many satellites does Comet Kim have left?
Answer: ______________
4Sam has 343 crayons, gives 100 to Priya, then gets 88 more. Priya says Sam has 331 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 331 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
5Sam has 7 books, gives 1 to Priya, then shares the rest equally among 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
6Fifi the Fox has 44 berries, gives 4 to Penny the Panda, then shares the rest equally among 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
7Benny the Bear has 98 fish, gives 8 to Penny the Panda, then shares the rest equally among 9 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
8Leo buys 4 packs of seashells with 2 in each pack, then gives 7 to Zoe. The letter b stands for how many seashells Leo has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 4 × (2 − 7)
- Bb = 4 × 2 + 7
- Cb = 4 × 2 − 7
- Db = 4 + 2 − 7
9Maya has 178 books, gives 54 to Leo, then gets 21 more. Leo says Maya has 145 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 145 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
10Fifi the Fox buys 8 packs of fish with 7 in each pack, then gives 21 to Ollie the Owl. How many fish does Fifi the Fox have left?
Answer: ______________
11Benny the Bear buys 4 packs of acorns with 2 in each pack, then gives 3 to Penny the Panda. The letter b stands for how many acorns Benny the Bear has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 4 + 2 − 3
- Bb = 4 × 2 − 3
- Cb = 4 × 2 + 3
- Db = 4 × (2 − 3)
12There are 4 tables with 2 berries on each. Penny the Panda adds 3 more berries. How many berries are there now?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 24
- 2. 3
- 3. 40
- 4. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 5. 2
- 6. 8
- 7. 10
- 8. C (b = 4 × 2 − 7)
- 9. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 10. 35
- 11. B (b = 4 × 2 − 3)
- 12. 11
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