πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A box holds 4 moon rocks. Rocket Raj has 6 full boxes and 6 more moon rocks. How many moon rocks does Rocket Raj have in all?
Answer: ______________ moon rocks
2Captain Nova has 420 star crystals, gives 92 to Rocket Raj, then gets 69 more. Rocket Raj says Captain Nova has 397 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 397 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
3Maya has 56 stickers, gives 20 to Aiden, then shares the rest equally among 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
4Comet Kim has 263 moon rocks, gives 63 to Rocket Raj, then gets 23 more. Rocket Raj says Comet Kim has 123 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 123 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
5Astro Ana buys 5 packs of satellites with 4 in each pack, then gives 19 to Captain Nova. The letter n stands for how many satellites Astro Ana has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 5 × 4 − 19
- Bn = 5 × 4 + 19
- Cn = 5 × (4 − 19)
- Dn = 5 + 4 − 19
6A box holds 9 space snacks. Comet Kim has 5 full boxes and 5 more space snacks. How many space snacks does Comet Kim have in all?
Answer: ______________ space snacks
7Zoe has $39. Zoe buys 3 toys that cost $5 each. How many dollars does Zoe have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
8There are 4 tables with 2 berries on each. Ollie the Owl adds 12 more berries. How many berries are there now?
Answer: ______________
9There are 2 tables with 4 space snacks on each. Captain Nova adds 6 more space snacks. How many space snacks are there now?
Answer: ______________
10Rocket Raj has 58 star crystals, gives 18 to Astro Ana, then shares the rest equally among 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
11Benny the Bear buys 4 packs of fish with 2 in each pack, then gives 5 to Ollie the Owl. The letter t stands for how many fish Benny the Bear has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 4 × 2 + 5
- Bt = 4 × 2 − 5
- Ct = 4 + 2 − 5
- Dt = 4 × (2 − 5)
12There are 7 tables with 10 fish on each. Benny the Bear adds 9 more fish. How many fish are there now?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 30 moon rocks
- 2. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 3. 6
- 4. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 5. A (n = 5 × 4 − 19)
- 6. 50 space snacks
- 7. 24 dollars
- 8. 20
- 9. 14
- 10. 5
- 11. B (t = 4 × 2 − 5)
- 12. 79
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