πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 5 tables with 2 moon rocks on each. Comet Kim adds 5 more moon rocks. How many moon rocks are there now?
Answer: ______________
2Aiden buys 6 packs of marbles with 10 in each pack, then gives 51 to Lily. The letter t stands for how many marbles Aiden has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 6 × (10 − 51)
- Bt = 6 × 10 − 51
- Ct = 6 × 10 + 51
- Dt = 6 + 10 − 51
3Ollie the Owl buys 10 packs of leaves with 8 in each pack, then gives 67 to Benny the Bear. The letter n stands for how many leaves Ollie the Owl has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 10 × 8 − 67
- Bn = 10 + 8 − 67
- Cn = 10 × (8 − 67)
- Dn = 10 × 8 + 67
4Zoe has 32 stickers, gives 16 to Sam, then shares the rest equally among 4 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
5Captain Nova has 29 satellites, gives 8 to Rocket Raj, then shares the rest equally among 7 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
6Penny the Panda buys 9 packs of leaves with 4 in each pack, then gives 15 to Fifi the Fox. The letter t stands for how many leaves Penny the Panda has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 9 × (4 − 15)
- Bt = 9 + 4 − 15
- Ct = 9 × 4 − 15
- Dt = 9 × 4 + 15
7Ollie the Owl buys 9 packs of berries with 5 in each pack, then gives 41 to Benny the Bear. The letter t stands for how many berries Ollie the Owl has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 9 × 5 + 41
- Bt = 9 + 5 − 41
- Ct = 9 × (5 − 41)
- Dt = 9 × 5 − 41
8Ollie the Owl has 350 fish, gives 91 to Penny the Panda, then gets 64 more. Penny the Panda says Ollie the Owl has 423 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 423 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
9There are 7 tables with 5 berries on each. Penny the Panda adds 3 more berries. How many berries are there now?
Answer: ______________
10Benny the Bear buys 3 packs of leaves with 8 in each pack, then gives 10 to Penny the Panda. How many leaves does Benny the Bear have left?
Answer: ______________
11Astro Ana buys 5 packs of star crystals with 3 in each pack, then gives 7 to Captain Nova. How many star crystals does Astro Ana have left?
Answer: ______________
12There are 9 tables with 6 moon rocks on each. Comet Kim adds 3 more moon rocks. How many moon rocks are there now?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 15
- 2. B (t = 6 × 10 − 51)
- 3. A (n = 10 × 8 − 67)
- 4. 4
- 5. 3
- 6. C (t = 9 × 4 − 15)
- 7. D (t = 9 × 5 − 41)
- 8. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 9. 38
- 10. 14
- 11. 8
- 12. 57
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