πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Astro Ana has $44. Astro Ana buys 6 toys that cost $4 each. How many dollars does Astro Ana have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
2Ollie the Owl has $67. Ollie the Owl buys 7 toys that cost $8 each. How many dollars does Ollie the Owl have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
3Zoe has 269 crayons, gives 42 to Priya, then gets 62 more. Priya says Zoe has 199 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 199 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
4Captain Nova buys 5 packs of satellites with 6 in each pack, then gives 9 to Astro Ana. The letter x stands for how many satellites Captain Nova has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 5 + 6 − 9
- Bx = 5 × 6 − 9
- Cx = 5 × (6 − 9)
- Dx = 5 × 6 + 9
5Ollie the Owl buys 10 packs of acorns with 5 in each pack, then gives 19 to Fifi the Fox. The letter b stands for how many acorns Ollie the Owl has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 10 + 5 − 19
- Bb = 10 × 5 + 19
- Cb = 10 × 5 − 19
- Db = 10 × (5 − 19)
6A box holds 10 crayons. Sam has 5 full boxes and 9 more crayons. How many crayons does Sam have in all?
Answer: ______________ crayons
7Omar buys 10 packs of crayons with 7 in each pack, then gives 3 to Aiden. The letter b stands for how many crayons Omar has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 10 + 7 − 3
- Bb = 10 × 7 + 3
- Cb = 10 × 7 − 3
- Db = 10 × (7 − 3)
8Astro Ana has 51 satellites, gives 9 to Captain Nova, then shares the rest equally among 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
9Aiden buys 9 packs of seashells with 10 in each pack. Lily has 5 more seashells than Aiden. How many seashells does Lily have?
Answer: ______________ seashells
10Lily has $35. Lily buys 5 toys that cost $2 each. How many dollars does Lily have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
11A box holds 2 crayons. Zoe has 7 full boxes and 5 more crayons. How many crayons does Zoe have in all?
Answer: ______________ crayons
12Rocket Raj has 445 satellites, gives 114 to Captain Nova, then gets 50 more. Captain Nova says Rocket Raj 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
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 20 dollars
- 2. 11 dollars
- 3. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 4. B (x = 5 × 6 − 9)
- 5. C (b = 10 × 5 − 19)
- 6. 59 crayons
- 7. C (b = 10 × 7 − 3)
- 8. 7
- 9. 95 seashells
- 10. 25 dollars
- 11. 19 crayons
- 12. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
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