πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya buys 3 packs of books with 4 in each pack, then gives 2 to Lily. How many books does Maya have left?
Answer: ______________
2Fifi the Fox has 136 leaves, gives 48 to Benny the Bear, then gets 45 more. Benny the Bear says Fifi the Fox has 33 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 33 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
3Fifi the Fox has 188 acorns, gives 145 to Benny the Bear, then gets 79 more. Benny the Bear says Fifi the Fox has 22 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 22 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
4Leo buys 2 packs of marbles with 5 in each pack. Priya has 2 more marbles than Leo. How many marbles does Priya have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
5Rocket Raj has 98 satellites, gives 8 to Astro Ana, then shares the rest equally among 9 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
6There are 2 tables with 9 stickers on each. Leo adds 14 more stickers. How many stickers are there now?
Answer: ______________
7Aiden buys 8 packs of books with 4 in each pack, then gives 16 to Omar. How many books does Aiden have left?
Answer: ______________
8Leo buys 4 packs of books with 9 in each pack. Aiden has 2 more books than Leo. How many books does Aiden have?
Answer: ______________ books
9There are 3 tables with 5 crayons on each. Sam adds 13 more crayons. How many crayons are there now?
Answer: ______________
10Captain Nova buys 5 packs of satellites with 9 in each pack, then gives 21 to Rocket Raj. The letter b stands for how many satellites Captain Nova has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 5 × (9 − 21)
- Bb = 5 + 9 − 21
- Cb = 5 × 9 − 21
- Db = 5 × 9 + 21
11A box holds 10 acorns. Benny the Bear has 6 full boxes and 4 more acorns. How many acorns does Benny the Bear have in all?
Answer: ______________ acorns
12Zoe has $92. Zoe buys 7 toys that cost $10 each. How many dollars does Zoe have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 10
- 2. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 3. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 4. 12 marbles
- 5. 10
- 6. 32
- 7. 16
- 8. 38 books
- 9. 28
- 10. C (b = 5 × 9 − 21)
- 11. 64 acorns
- 12. 22 dollars
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