πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya buys 3 packs of crayons with 2 in each pack, then gives 1 to Lily. How many crayons does Priya have left?
Answer: ______________
2Rocket Raj buys 4 packs of satellites with 5 in each pack, then gives 11 to Astro Ana. How many satellites does Rocket Raj have left?
Answer: ______________
3Penny the Panda buys 7 packs of berries with 8 in each pack, then gives 27 to Fifi the Fox. How many berries does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________
4A box holds 5 moon rocks. Rocket Raj has 6 full boxes and 2 more moon rocks. How many moon rocks does Rocket Raj have in all?
Answer: ______________ moon rocks
5There are 9 tables with 8 satellites on each. Rocket Raj adds 10 more satellites. How many satellites are there now?
Answer: ______________
6Sam buys 9 packs of seashells with 9 in each pack, then gives 29 to Leo. How many seashells does Sam have left?
Answer: ______________
7Benny the Bear buys 5 packs of fish with 4 in each pack, then gives 13 to Penny the Panda. How many fish does Benny the Bear have left?
Answer: ______________
8A box holds 7 books. Priya has 4 full boxes and 4 more books. How many books does Priya have in all?
Answer: ______________ books
9Fifi the Fox buys 7 packs of berries with 5 in each pack, then gives 1 to Ollie the Owl. The letter b stands for how many berries Fifi the Fox has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 7 × (5 − 1)
- Bb = 7 × 5 + 1
- Cb = 7 × 5 − 1
- Db = 7 + 5 − 1
10Benny the Bear has 81 fish, gives 9 to Penny the Panda, then shares the rest equally among 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
11Astro Ana buys 10 packs of moon rocks with 3 in each pack, then gives 15 to Captain Nova. The letter x stands for how many moon rocks Astro Ana has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 10 × 3 + 15
- Bx = 10 × 3 − 15
- Cx = 10 + 3 − 15
- Dx = 10 × (3 − 15)
12Zoe buys 8 packs of stickers with 4 in each pack. Maya has 4 more stickers than Zoe. How many stickers does Maya have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 5
- 2. 9
- 3. 29
- 4. 32 moon rocks
- 5. 82
- 6. 52
- 7. 7
- 8. 32 books
- 9. C (b = 7 × 5 − 1)
- 10. 9
- 11. B (x = 10 × 3 − 15)
- 12. 36 stickers
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