πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya buys 4 packs of apples with 4 in each pack, then gives 7 to Lily. How many apples does Maya have left?
Answer: ______________
2Aiden has 466 apples, gives 141 to Omar, then gets 63 more. Omar says Aiden has 388 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 388 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
3Zoe has 39 books, gives 4 to Aiden, then shares the rest equally among 7 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
4Penny the Panda has 318 acorns, gives 74 to Fifi the Fox, then gets 59 more. Fifi the Fox says Penny the Panda has 303 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 303 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
5Rocket Raj buys 10 packs of moon rocks with 10 in each pack. Comet Kim has 7 more moon rocks than Rocket Raj. How many moon rocks does Comet Kim have?
Answer: ______________ moon rocks
6Comet Kim buys 6 packs of moon rocks with 10 in each pack. Rocket Raj has 4 more moon rocks than Comet Kim. How many moon rocks does Rocket Raj have?
Answer: ______________ moon rocks
7A box holds 7 acorns. Penny the Panda has 4 full boxes and 8 more acorns. How many acorns does Penny the Panda have in all?
Answer: ______________ acorns
8Penny the Panda has 76 berries, gives 20 to Ollie the Owl, then shares the rest equally among 7 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
9Ollie the Owl has 362 acorns, gives 58 to Fifi the Fox, then gets 77 more. Fifi the Fox says Ollie the Owl has 491 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 491 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
10Zoe has 148 crayons, gives 31 to Lily, then gets 40 more. Lily says Zoe has 157 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 157 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
11Zoe buys 5 packs of stickers with 9 in each pack, then gives 14 to Omar. How many stickers does Zoe have left?
Answer: ______________
12Penny the Panda buys 3 packs of fish with 4 in each pack, then gives 8 to Fifi the Fox. The letter t stands for how many fish Penny the Panda has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 3 × (4 − 8)
- Bt = 3 + 4 − 8
- Ct = 3 × 4 − 8
- Dt = 3 × 4 + 8
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 9
- 2. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 3. 5
- 4. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 5. 107 moon rocks
- 6. 64 moon rocks
- 7. 36 acorns
- 8. 8
- 9. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 10. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 11. 31
- 12. C (t = 3 × 4 − 8)
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