πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya has 381 books, gives 111 to Leo, then gets 44 more. Leo says Maya has 314 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 314 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
2A box holds 6 satellites. Comet Kim has 10 full boxes and 6 more satellites. How many satellites does Comet Kim have in all?
Answer: ______________ satellites
3Captain Nova buys 4 packs of star crystals with 5 in each pack, then gives 15 to Comet Kim. The letter x stands for how many star crystals Captain Nova has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 4 × (5 − 15)
- Bx = 4 × 5 + 15
- Cx = 4 + 5 − 15
- Dx = 4 × 5 − 15
4Ollie the Owl buys 8 packs of berries with 2 in each pack, then gives 14 to Benny the Bear. How many berries does Ollie the Owl have left?
Answer: ______________
5Ollie the Owl buys 7 packs of leaves with 7 in each pack, then gives 41 to Fifi the Fox. The letter n stands for how many leaves Ollie the Owl has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 7 + 7 − 41
- Bn = 7 × 7 − 41
- Cn = 7 × 7 + 41
- Dn = 7 × (7 − 41)
6Zoe buys 5 packs of stickers with 6 in each pack, then gives 23 to Priya. The letter x stands for how many stickers Zoe has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 5 × (6 − 23)
- Bx = 5 × 6 + 23
- Cx = 5 + 6 − 23
- Dx = 5 × 6 − 23
7Rocket Raj has $52. Rocket Raj buys 4 toys that cost $6 each. How many dollars does Rocket Raj have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
8Priya has $27. Priya buys 5 toys that cost $2 each. How many dollars does Priya have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
9Ollie the Owl buys 10 packs of fish with 3 in each pack. Penny the Panda has 5 more fish than Ollie the Owl. How many fish does Penny the Panda have?
Answer: ______________ fish
10Penny the Panda has 416 berries, gives 56 to Ollie the Owl, then gets 30 more. Ollie the Owl says Penny the Panda has 390 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 390 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
11Astro Ana has 212 satellites, gives 100 to Comet Kim, then gets 22 more. Comet Kim says Astro Ana has 134 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 134 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
12Penny the Panda buys 7 packs of leaves with 10 in each pack. Fifi the Fox has 7 more leaves than Penny the Panda. How many leaves does Fifi the Fox have?
Answer: ______________ leaves
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 2. 66 satellites
- 3. D (x = 4 × 5 − 15)
- 4. 2
- 5. B (n = 7 × 7 − 41)
- 6. D (x = 5 × 6 − 23)
- 7. 28 dollars
- 8. 17 dollars
- 9. 35 fish
- 10. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 11. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 12. 77 leaves
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