πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 2 tables with 5 acorns on each. Penny the Panda adds 12 more acorns. How many acorns are there now?
Answer: ______________
2Captain Nova has 16 space snacks, gives 1 to Rocket Raj, then shares the rest equally among 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
3Comet Kim buys 4 packs of moon rocks with 6 in each pack, then gives 13 to Captain Nova. How many moon rocks does Comet Kim have left?
Answer: ______________
4Zoe buys 6 packs of crayons with 8 in each pack, then gives 25 to Omar. How many crayons does Zoe have left?
Answer: ______________
5Penny the Panda buys 10 packs of fish with 7 in each pack, then gives 43 to Fifi the Fox. How many fish does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________
6Penny the Panda has 55 fish, gives 15 to Ollie the Owl, then shares the rest equally among 4 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
7Rocket Raj has 451 satellites, gives 56 to Astro Ana, then gets 86 more. Astro Ana says Rocket Raj 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
8Comet Kim buys 8 packs of space snacks with 2 in each pack, then gives 6 to Captain Nova. How many space snacks does Comet Kim have left?
Answer: ______________
9Comet Kim buys 2 packs of space snacks with 9 in each pack, then gives 16 to Rocket Raj. The letter x stands for how many space snacks Comet Kim has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 2 × 9 − 16
- Bx = 2 × (9 − 16)
- Cx = 2 × 9 + 16
- Dx = 2 + 9 − 16
10Ollie the Owl buys 10 packs of leaves with 8 in each pack, then gives 3 to Penny the Panda. How many leaves does Ollie the Owl have left?
Answer: ______________
11Rocket Raj has 56 moon rocks, gives 2 to Comet Kim, then shares the rest equally among 9 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
12Comet Kim buys 7 packs of moon rocks with 6 in each pack, then gives 15 to Captain Nova. How many moon rocks does Comet Kim have left?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 22
- 2. 3
- 3. 11
- 4. 23
- 5. 27
- 6. 10
- 7. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 8. 10
- 9. A (x = 2 × 9 − 16)
- 10. 77
- 11. 6
- 12. 27
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