πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A box holds 9 moon rocks. Comet Kim has 8 full boxes and 2 more moon rocks. How many moon rocks does Comet Kim have in all?
Answer: ______________ moon rocks
2Benny the Bear buys 10 packs of acorns with 4 in each pack, then gives 13 to Fifi the Fox. The letter n stands for how many acorns Benny the Bear has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 10 × 4 + 13
- Bn = 10 + 4 − 13
- Cn = 10 × (4 − 13)
- Dn = 10 × 4 − 13
3Priya has 233 books, gives 91 to Omar, then gets 81 more. Omar says Priya has 133 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 133 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
4There are 8 tables with 2 satellites on each. Comet Kim adds 6 more satellites. How many satellites are there now?
Answer: ______________
5Astro Ana has $49. Astro Ana buys 4 toys that cost $9 each. How many dollars does Astro Ana have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
6Astro Ana buys 2 packs of satellites with 3 in each pack, then gives 4 to Comet Kim. The letter t stands for how many satellites Astro Ana has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 2 × (3 − 4)
- Bt = 2 × 3 + 4
- Ct = 2 × 3 − 4
- Dt = 2 + 3 − 4
7Captain Nova buys 3 packs of moon rocks with 3 in each pack, then gives 8 to Astro Ana. How many moon rocks does Captain Nova have left?
Answer: ______________
8Captain Nova buys 8 packs of star crystals with 3 in each pack, then gives 11 to Astro Ana. How many star crystals does Captain Nova have left?
Answer: ______________
9Captain Nova has 70 moon rocks, gives 7 to Astro Ana, then shares the rest equally among 9 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
10Comet Kim has 25 space snacks, gives 11 to Astro Ana, then shares the rest equally among 7 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
11Rocket Raj buys 2 packs of space snacks with 4 in each pack. Captain Nova has 5 more space snacks than Rocket Raj. How many space snacks does Captain Nova have?
Answer: ______________ space snacks
12Comet Kim has 31 moon rocks, gives 11 to Astro Ana, then shares the rest equally among 10 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 74 moon rocks
- 2. D (n = 10 × 4 − 13)
- 3. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 4. 22
- 5. 13 dollars
- 6. C (t = 2 × 3 − 4)
- 7. 1
- 8. 13
- 9. 7
- 10. 2
- 11. 13 space snacks
- 12. 2
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