πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 5 tables with 8 star crystals on each. Captain Nova adds 15 more star crystals. How many star crystals are there now?
Answer: ______________
2Penny the Panda has $15. Penny the Panda buys 2 toys that cost $5 each. How many dollars does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
3Comet Kim has 86 moon rocks, gives 14 to Rocket Raj, then shares the rest equally among 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
4There are 10 tables with 10 acorns on each. Ollie the Owl adds 14 more acorns. How many acorns are there now?
Answer: ______________
5Rocket Raj buys 4 packs of space snacks with 5 in each pack, then gives 6 to Captain Nova. How many space snacks does Rocket Raj have left?
Answer: ______________
6Leo buys 4 packs of apples with 7 in each pack, then gives 19 to Omar. The letter x stands for how many apples Leo has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 4 + 7 − 19
- Bx = 4 × (7 − 19)
- Cx = 4 × 7 − 19
- Dx = 4 × 7 + 19
7There are 6 tables with 5 berries on each. Fifi the Fox adds 9 more berries. How many berries are there now?
Answer: ______________
8Astro Ana has $33. Astro Ana buys 3 toys that cost $5 each. How many dollars does Astro Ana have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
9There are 10 tables with 3 satellites on each. Comet Kim adds 12 more satellites. How many satellites are there now?
Answer: ______________
10A box holds 4 space snacks. Captain Nova has 3 full boxes and 8 more space snacks. How many space snacks does Captain Nova have in all?
Answer: ______________ space snacks
11Astro Ana buys 10 packs of moon rocks with 10 in each pack, then gives 80 to Comet Kim. The letter b stands for how many moon rocks Astro Ana has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 10 × 10 − 80
- Bb = 10 × (10 − 80)
- Cb = 10 × 10 + 80
- Db = 10 + 10 − 80
12Aiden has 305 crayons, gives 70 to Leo, then gets 30 more. Leo says Aiden has 175 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 175 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 55
- 2. 5 dollars
- 3. 9
- 4. 114
- 5. 14
- 6. C (x = 4 × 7 − 19)
- 7. 39
- 8. 18 dollars
- 9. 42
- 10. 20 space snacks
- 11. A (b = 10 × 10 − 80)
- 12. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
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