πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Penny the Panda buys 8 packs of berries with 2 in each pack, then gives 11 to Benny the Bear. How many berries does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________
2Priya buys 8 packs of stickers with 10 in each pack, then gives 1 to Lily. How many stickers does Priya have left?
Answer: ______________
3There are 2 tables with 4 satellites on each. Captain Nova adds 14 more satellites. How many satellites are there now?
Answer: ______________
4Comet Kim has 420 space snacks, gives 74 to Rocket Raj, then gets 62 more. Rocket Raj says Comet Kim has 318 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 318 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
5Leo buys 3 packs of crayons with 10 in each pack, then gives 19 to Priya. How many crayons does Leo have left?
Answer: ______________
6There are 4 tables with 5 fish on each. Fifi the Fox adds 4 more fish. How many fish are there now?
Answer: ______________
7Captain Nova buys 8 packs of space snacks with 6 in each pack, then gives 3 to Comet Kim. The letter b stands for how many space snacks Captain Nova has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 8 × 6 − 3
- Bb = 8 × (6 − 3)
- Cb = 8 × 6 + 3
- Db = 8 + 6 − 3
8Captain Nova has 86 space snacks, gives 6 to Comet Kim, then shares the rest equally among 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
9Lily has 33 seashells, gives 1 to Priya, then shares the rest equally among 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
10There are 5 tables with 3 crayons on each. Sam adds 7 more crayons. How many crayons are there now?
Answer: ______________
11Ollie the Owl has 181 leaves, gives 57 to Benny the Bear, then gets 31 more. Benny the Bear says Ollie the Owl has 255 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 255 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
12Benny the Bear buys 5 packs of leaves with 2 in each pack, then gives 4 to Ollie the Owl. How many leaves does Benny the Bear have left?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 5
- 2. 79
- 3. 22
- 4. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 5. 11
- 6. 24
- 7. A (b = 8 × 6 − 3)
- 8. 10
- 9. 4
- 10. 22
- 11. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 12. 6
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