πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Benny the Bear has 244 acorns, gives 72 to Ollie the Owl, then gets 33 more. Ollie the Owl says Benny the Bear has 205 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 205 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
2Comet Kim buys 2 packs of space snacks with 9 in each pack. Astro Ana has 6 more space snacks than Comet Kim. How many space snacks does Astro Ana have?
Answer: ______________ space snacks
3A box holds 4 acorns. Ollie the Owl has 7 full boxes and 4 more acorns. How many acorns does Ollie the Owl have in all?
Answer: ______________ acorns
4Ollie the Owl buys 9 packs of acorns with 10 in each pack, then gives 18 to Penny the Panda. How many acorns does Ollie the Owl have left?
Answer: ______________
5Ollie the Owl has 35 leaves, gives 5 to Fifi the Fox, then shares the rest equally among 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
6A box holds 7 berries. Penny the Panda has 2 full boxes and 9 more berries. How many berries does Penny the Panda have in all?
Answer: ______________ berries
7Astro Ana has $44. Astro Ana buys 8 toys that cost $2 each. How many dollars does Astro Ana have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
8Fifi the Fox has 301 leaves, gives 30 to Ollie the Owl, then gets 63 more. Ollie the Owl says Fifi the Fox has 234 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 234 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
9Penny the Panda has $73. Penny the Panda buys 7 toys that cost $9 each. How many dollars does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
10Lily has 172 marbles, gives 45 to Sam, then gets 60 more. Sam says Lily has 187 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 187 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
11Rocket Raj has 183 satellites, gives 116 to Captain Nova, then gets 78 more. Captain Nova says Rocket Raj has 145 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 145 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
12Penny the Panda has 148 leaves, gives 116 to Ollie the Owl, then gets 21 more. Ollie the Owl says Penny the Panda has 143 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 143 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 2. 24 space snacks
- 3. 32 acorns
- 4. 72
- 5. 10
- 6. 23 berries
- 7. 28 dollars
- 8. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 9. 10 dollars
- 10. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 11. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 12. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
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