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 acorns. Ollie the Owl has 7 full boxes and 8 more acorns. How many acorns does Ollie the Owl have in all?
Answer: ______________ acorns
2There are 4 tables with 10 star crystals on each. Captain Nova adds 7 more star crystals. How many star crystals are there now?
Answer: ______________
3Benny the Bear buys 8 packs of acorns with 10 in each pack, then gives 76 to Ollie the Owl. How many acorns does Benny the Bear have left?
Answer: ______________
4Astro Ana buys 4 packs of space snacks with 7 in each pack. Rocket Raj has 9 more space snacks than Astro Ana. How many space snacks does Rocket Raj have?
Answer: ______________ space snacks
5Maya buys 7 packs of stickers with 6 in each pack, then gives 7 to Priya. How many stickers does Maya have left?
Answer: ______________
6There are 7 tables with 2 star crystals on each. Captain Nova adds 14 more star crystals. How many star crystals are there now?
Answer: ______________
7Ollie the Owl buys 9 packs of berries with 9 in each pack, then gives 61 to Benny the Bear. The letter b stands for how many berries Ollie the Owl has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 9 + 9 − 61
- Bb = 9 × 9 − 61
- Cb = 9 × (9 − 61)
- Db = 9 × 9 + 61
8Leo buys 3 packs of books with 7 in each pack. Zoe has 9 more books than Leo. How many books does Zoe have?
Answer: ______________ books
9Benny the Bear buys 3 packs of berries with 3 in each pack, then gives 1 to Fifi the Fox. The letter n stands for how many berries Benny the Bear has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 3 × 3 + 1
- Bn = 3 + 3 − 1
- Cn = 3 × 3 − 1
- Dn = 3 × (3 − 1)
10Zoe has 148 seashells, gives 80 to Lily, then gets 22 more. Lily says Zoe has 180 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 180 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
11Comet Kim buys 6 packs of space snacks with 7 in each pack. Captain Nova has 2 more space snacks than Comet Kim. How many space snacks does Captain Nova have?
Answer: ______________ space snacks
12Priya buys 3 packs of marbles with 3 in each pack, then gives 6 to Lily. The letter n stands for how many marbles Priya has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 3 × 3 − 6
- Bn = 3 + 3 − 6
- Cn = 3 × (3 − 6)
- Dn = 3 × 3 + 6
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 36 acorns
- 2. 47
- 3. 4
- 4. 37 space snacks
- 5. 35
- 6. 28
- 7. B (b = 9 × 9 − 61)
- 8. 30 books
- 9. C (n = 3 × 3 − 1)
- 10. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 11. 44 space snacks
- 12. A (n = 3 × 3 − 6)
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