πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A box holds 2 leaves. Fifi the Fox has 10 full boxes and 5 more leaves. How many leaves does Fifi the Fox have in all?
Answer: ______________ leaves
2Captain Nova buys 5 packs of space snacks with 9 in each pack, then gives 16 to Rocket Raj. How many space snacks does Captain Nova have left?
Answer: ______________
3Rocket Raj buys 6 packs of space snacks with 5 in each pack, then gives 12 to Comet Kim. How many space snacks does Rocket Raj have left?
Answer: ______________
4Fifi the Fox has 14 fish, gives 2 to Benny the Bear, then shares the rest equally among 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
5Ollie the Owl buys 8 packs of berries with 6 in each pack, then gives 27 to Penny the Panda. The letter n stands for how many berries Ollie the Owl has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 8 × (6 − 27)
- Bn = 8 × 6 + 27
- Cn = 8 + 6 − 27
- Dn = 8 × 6 − 27
6There are 6 tables with 7 apples on each. Aiden adds 2 more apples. How many apples are there now?
Answer: ______________
7Comet Kim has 280 satellites, gives 124 to Astro Ana, then gets 33 more. Astro Ana says Comet Kim has 189 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 189 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
8Ollie the Owl has 67 berries, gives 18 to Benny the Bear, then shares the rest equally among 7 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
9Penny the Panda buys 6 packs of berries with 4 in each pack. Fifi the Fox has 4 more berries than Penny the Panda. How many berries does Fifi the Fox have?
Answer: ______________ berries
10A box holds 9 stickers. Lily has 10 full boxes and 8 more stickers. How many stickers does Lily have in all?
Answer: ______________ stickers
11Priya has $89. Priya buys 10 toys that cost $7 each. How many dollars does Priya have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
12Ollie the Owl has $48. Ollie the Owl buys 3 toys that cost $8 each. How many dollars does Ollie the Owl have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 25 leaves
- 2. 29
- 3. 18
- 4. 2
- 5. D (n = 8 × 6 − 27)
- 6. 44
- 7. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 8. 7
- 9. 28 berries
- 10. 98 stickers
- 11. 19 dollars
- 12. 24 dollars
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