πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 5 tables with 6 moon rocks on each. Captain Nova adds 2 more moon rocks. How many moon rocks are there now?
Answer: ______________
2There are 9 tables with 8 crayons on each. Leo adds 4 more crayons. How many crayons are there now?
Answer: ______________
3Fifi the Fox buys 5 packs of leaves with 4 in each pack, then gives 5 to Penny the Panda. How many leaves does Fifi the Fox have left?
Answer: ______________
4Ollie the Owl buys 7 packs of acorns with 3 in each pack, then gives 8 to Benny the Bear. How many acorns does Ollie the Owl have left?
Answer: ______________
5Priya buys 10 packs of stickers with 8 in each pack, then gives 32 to Aiden. How many stickers does Priya have left?
Answer: ______________
6There are 2 tables with 6 stickers on each. Sam adds 2 more stickers. How many stickers are there now?
Answer: ______________
7Rocket Raj buys 7 packs of moon rocks with 10 in each pack, then gives 35 to Captain Nova. The letter t stands for how many moon rocks Rocket Raj has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 7 × (10 − 35)
- Bt = 7 + 10 − 35
- Ct = 7 × 10 − 35
- Dt = 7 × 10 + 35
8Penny the Panda has 63 acorns, gives 14 to Fifi the Fox, then shares the rest equally among 7 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
9Aiden has 12 marbles, gives 4 to Omar, then shares the rest equally among 4 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
10Lily has 199 books, gives 140 to Omar, then gets 71 more. Omar says Lily has 40 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 40 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
11Astro Ana buys 8 packs of satellites with 3 in each pack, then gives 9 to Rocket Raj. The letter n stands for how many satellites Astro Ana has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 8 + 3 − 9
- Bn = 8 × 3 + 9
- Cn = 8 × (3 − 9)
- Dn = 8 × 3 − 9
12Comet Kim buys 3 packs of space snacks with 3 in each pack, then gives 1 to Rocket Raj. The letter x stands for how many space snacks Comet Kim has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 3 × (3 − 1)
- Bx = 3 × 3 + 1
- Cx = 3 + 3 − 1
- Dx = 3 × 3 − 1
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 32
- 2. 76
- 3. 15
- 4. 13
- 5. 48
- 6. 14
- 7. C (t = 7 × 10 − 35)
- 8. 7
- 9. 2
- 10. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 11. D (n = 8 × 3 − 9)
- 12. D (x = 3 × 3 − 1)
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