πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova buys 6 packs of star crystals with 10 in each pack, then gives 46 to Rocket Raj. How many star crystals does Captain Nova have left?
Answer: ______________
2Benny the Bear has 331 acorns, gives 72 to Penny the Panda, then gets 32 more. Penny the Panda says Benny the Bear has 381 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 381 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
3Astro Ana has 76 star crystals, gives 6 to Comet Kim, then shares the rest equally among 10 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
4Comet Kim has 26 moon rocks, gives 12 to Captain Nova, then shares the rest equally among 2 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
5There are 5 tables with 9 acorns on each. Fifi the Fox adds 8 more acorns. How many acorns are there now?
Answer: ______________
6Comet Kim buys 9 packs of satellites with 8 in each pack, then gives 23 to Captain Nova. How many satellites does Comet Kim have left?
Answer: ______________
7Rocket Raj has 406 star crystals, gives 137 to Captain Nova, then gets 83 more. Captain Nova says Rocket Raj has 442 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 442 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
8Lily has 355 apples, gives 150 to Leo, then gets 39 more. Leo says Lily has 244 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 244 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
9There are 8 tables with 6 satellites on each. Astro Ana adds 12 more satellites. How many satellites are there now?
Answer: ______________
10There are 4 tables with 2 acorns on each. Benny the Bear adds 5 more acorns. How many acorns are there now?
Answer: ______________
11Benny the Bear buys 5 packs of acorns with 9 in each pack, then gives 27 to Ollie the Owl. How many acorns does Benny the Bear have left?
Answer: ______________
12Leo buys 3 packs of apples with 9 in each pack, then gives 21 to Priya. The letter b stands for how many apples Leo has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 3 × (9 − 21)
- Bb = 3 + 9 − 21
- Cb = 3 × 9 + 21
- Db = 3 × 9 − 21
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 14
- 2. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 3. 7
- 4. 7
- 5. 53
- 6. 49
- 7. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 8. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 9. 60
- 10. 13
- 11. 18
- 12. D (b = 3 × 9 − 21)
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