πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Benny the Bear has 70 fish, gives 14 to Fifi the Fox, then shares the rest equally among 7 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
2Maya buys 2 packs of stickers with 4 in each pack. Omar has 7 more stickers than Maya. How many stickers does Omar have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
3Rocket Raj has 272 satellites, gives 63 to Comet Kim, then gets 49 more. Comet Kim says Rocket Raj has 158 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 158 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
4Benny the Bear has 354 acorns, gives 144 to Ollie the Owl, then gets 80 more. Ollie the Owl says Benny the Bear has 290 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 290 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
5Rocket Raj has 464 star crystals, gives 113 to Captain Nova, then gets 62 more. Captain Nova says Rocket Raj has 413 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 413 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
6Leo has 15 crayons, gives 1 to Zoe, then shares the rest equally among 7 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
7Penny the Panda buys 2 packs of fish with 2 in each pack, then gives 2 to Ollie the Owl. The letter b stands for how many fish Penny the Panda has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 2 × 2 − 2
- Bb = 2 × (2 − 2)
- Cb = 2 + 2 − 2
- Db = 2 × 2 + 2
8Benny the Bear has 47 fish, gives 7 to Ollie the Owl, then shares the rest equally among 4 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
9Sam has $110. Sam buys 9 toys that cost $10 each. How many dollars does Sam have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
10There are 2 tables with 8 star crystals on each. Comet Kim adds 13 more star crystals. How many star crystals are there now?
Answer: ______________
11A box holds 4 berries. Ollie the Owl has 2 full boxes and 7 more berries. How many berries does Ollie the Owl have in all?
Answer: ______________ berries
12Lily has $34. Lily buys 8 toys that cost $3 each. How many dollars does Lily have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 8
- 2. 15 stickers
- 3. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 4. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 5. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 6. 2
- 7. A (b = 2 × 2 − 2)
- 8. 10
- 9. 20 dollars
- 10. 29
- 11. 15 berries
- 12. 10 dollars
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