πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has 50 apples, gives 20 to Omar, then shares the rest equally among 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
2Leo has 31 crayons, gives 4 to Priya, then shares the rest equally among 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
3Leo buys 8 packs of books with 4 in each pack, then gives 4 to Aiden. The letter t stands for how many books Leo has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 8 × 4 − 4
- Bt = 8 × (4 − 4)
- Ct = 8 × 4 + 4
- Dt = 8 + 4 − 4
4There are 3 tables with 7 stickers on each. Maya adds 5 more stickers. How many stickers are there now?
Answer: ______________
5Maya buys 9 packs of books with 6 in each pack, then gives 12 to Zoe. How many books does Maya have left?
Answer: ______________
6Sam has 87 crayons, gives 17 to Priya, then shares the rest equally among 10 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
7Penny the Panda buys 10 packs of fish with 8 in each pack, then gives 78 to Benny the Bear. How many fish does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________
8There are 9 tables with 2 seashells on each. Maya adds 8 more seashells. How many seashells are there now?
Answer: ______________
9Aiden buys 4 packs of crayons with 3 in each pack, then gives 1 to Omar. The letter n stands for how many crayons Aiden has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 4 × 3 − 1
- Bn = 4 × (3 − 1)
- Cn = 4 × 3 + 1
- Dn = 4 + 3 − 1
10Comet Kim has 211 satellites, gives 44 to Astro Ana, then gets 39 more. Astro Ana says Comet Kim has 306 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 306 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
11Priya has 166 marbles, gives 126 to Zoe, then gets 90 more. Zoe says Priya has 240 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 240 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
12Astro Ana has 422 star crystals, gives 107 to Captain Nova, then gets 47 more. Captain Nova says Astro Ana has 362 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 362 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 10
- 2. 9
- 3. A (t = 8 × 4 − 4)
- 4. 26
- 5. 42
- 6. 7
- 7. 2
- 8. 26
- 9. A (n = 4 × 3 − 1)
- 10. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 11. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 12. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
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