πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily buys 6 packs of apples with 4 in each pack, then gives 3 to Omar. How many apples does Lily have left?
Answer: ______________
2There are 9 tables with 8 fish on each. Penny the Panda adds 7 more fish. How many fish are there now?
Answer: ______________
3Comet Kim buys 3 packs of moon rocks with 9 in each pack, then gives 12 to Rocket Raj. How many moon rocks does Comet Kim have left?
Answer: ______________
4There are 2 tables with 2 leaves on each. Benny the Bear adds 3 more leaves. How many leaves are there now?
Answer: ______________
5Rocket Raj buys 5 packs of star crystals with 6 in each pack, then gives 13 to Comet Kim. How many star crystals does Rocket Raj have left?
Answer: ______________
6Captain Nova has 74 moon rocks, gives 18 to Comet Kim, then shares the rest equally among 7 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
7Omar has 28 apples, gives 12 to Priya, then shares the rest equally among 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
8Lily has 202 apples, gives 109 to Aiden, then gets 86 more. Aiden says Lily has 179 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 179 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
9Comet Kim has 27 satellites, gives 3 to Astro Ana, then shares the rest equally among 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
10Benny the Bear buys 5 packs of leaves with 5 in each pack, then gives 22 to Fifi the Fox. The letter n stands for how many leaves Benny the Bear has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 5 × (5 − 22)
- Bn = 5 + 5 − 22
- Cn = 5 × 5 + 22
- Dn = 5 × 5 − 22
11Astro Ana buys 4 packs of satellites with 7 in each pack, then gives 8 to Rocket Raj. How many satellites does Astro Ana have left?
Answer: ______________
12Fifi the Fox buys 10 packs of fish with 6 in each pack, then gives 30 to Penny the Panda. How many fish does Fifi the Fox have left?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 21
- 2. 79
- 3. 15
- 4. 7
- 5. 17
- 6. 8
- 7. 2
- 8. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 9. 8
- 10. D (n = 5 × 5 − 22)
- 11. 20
- 12. 30
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