πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 7 tables with 5 star crystals on each. Captain Nova adds 9 more star crystals. How many star crystals are there now?
Answer: ______________
2Ollie the Owl buys 6 packs of berries with 7 in each pack, then gives 37 to Penny the Panda. How many berries does Ollie the Owl have left?
Answer: ______________
3Benny the Bear buys 2 packs of berries with 7 in each pack, then gives 3 to Ollie the Owl. How many berries does Benny the Bear have left?
Answer: ______________
4Aiden buys 5 packs of books with 3 in each pack, then gives 8 to Lily. The letter x stands for how many books Aiden has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 5 × (3 − 8)
- Bx = 5 × 3 + 8
- Cx = 5 + 3 − 8
- Dx = 5 × 3 − 8
5There are 5 tables with 7 leaves on each. Benny the Bear adds 9 more leaves. How many leaves are there now?
Answer: ______________
6Aiden has 33 seashells, gives 1 to Sam, then shares the rest equally among 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
7Lily has 326 marbles, gives 34 to Omar, then gets 47 more. Omar says Lily has 339 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 339 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
8Astro Ana has 382 moon rocks, gives 80 to Rocket Raj, then gets 30 more. Rocket Raj says Astro Ana has 432 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 432 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
9Penny the Panda buys 5 packs of fish with 8 in each pack, then gives 29 to Benny the Bear. How many fish does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________
10Penny the Panda has 24 acorns, gives 6 to Fifi the Fox, then shares the rest equally among 2 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
11Penny the Panda buys 5 packs of acorns with 2 in each pack, then gives 2 to Fifi the Fox. How many acorns does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________
12Zoe has 348 seashells, gives 141 to Omar, then gets 78 more. Omar says Zoe has 385 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 385 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 44
- 2. 5
- 3. 11
- 4. D (x = 5 × 3 − 8)
- 5. 44
- 6. 4
- 7. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 8. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 9. 11
- 10. 9
- 11. 8
- 12. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
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