πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
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1Zoe buys 3 packs of apples with 10 in each pack, then gives 28 to Leo. The letter n stands for how many apples Zoe has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 3 × (10 − 28)
- Bn = 3 × 10 + 28
- Cn = 3 + 10 − 28
- Dn = 3 × 10 − 28
2Ollie the Owl has 27 fish, gives 17 to Benny the Bear, then shares the rest equally among 2 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
3There are 6 tables with 5 seashells on each. Zoe adds 6 more seashells. How many seashells are there now?
Answer: ______________
4Astro Ana buys 8 packs of star crystals with 2 in each pack, then gives 4 to Rocket Raj. The letter t stands for how many star crystals Astro Ana has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 8 × (2 − 4)
- Bt = 8 × 2 + 4
- Ct = 8 + 2 − 4
- Dt = 8 × 2 − 4
5There are 6 tables with 4 fish on each. Penny the Panda adds 15 more fish. How many fish are there now?
Answer: ______________
6Rocket Raj buys 10 packs of star crystals with 8 in each pack, then gives 69 to Captain Nova. How many star crystals does Rocket Raj have left?
Answer: ______________
7Rocket Raj has 33 star crystals, gives 3 to Captain Nova, then shares the rest equally among 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
8Fifi the Fox has 41 acorns, gives 1 to Ollie the Owl, then shares the rest equally among 10 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
9Captain Nova buys 8 packs of moon rocks with 7 in each pack, then gives 40 to Astro Ana. How many moon rocks does Captain Nova have left?
Answer: ______________
10Captain Nova has 60 star crystals, gives 4 to Comet Kim, then shares the rest equally among 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
11There are 4 tables with 4 acorns on each. Penny the Panda adds 6 more acorns. How many acorns are there now?
Answer: ______________
12Benny the Bear has 23 leaves, gives 5 to Penny the Panda, then shares the rest equally among 2 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. D (n = 3 × 10 − 28)
- 2. 5
- 3. 36
- 4. D (t = 8 × 2 − 4)
- 5. 39
- 6. 11
- 7. 5
- 8. 4
- 9. 16
- 10. 7
- 11. 22
- 12. 9
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