πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Penny the Panda has 29 acorns, gives 2 to Benny the Bear, then shares the rest equally among 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
2There are 10 tables with 5 fish on each. Ollie the Owl adds 7 more fish. How many fish are there now?
Answer: ______________
3Penny the Panda has 9 leaves, gives 3 to Benny the Bear, then shares the rest equally among 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
4Comet Kim has 19 satellites, gives 3 to Rocket Raj, then shares the rest equally among 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
5There are 5 tables with 4 star crystals on each. Rocket Raj adds 5 more star crystals. How many star crystals are there now?
Answer: ______________
6There are 5 tables with 3 satellites on each. Captain Nova adds 4 more satellites. How many satellites are there now?
Answer: ______________
7Penny the Panda has 210 acorns, gives 80 to Fifi the Fox, then gets 74 more. Fifi the Fox says Penny the Panda has 204 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 204 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
8Benny the Bear has 323 berries, gives 137 to Penny the Panda, then gets 51 more. Penny the Panda says Benny the Bear has 237 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 237 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
9There are 2 tables with 2 star crystals on each. Captain Nova adds 11 more star crystals. How many star crystals are there now?
Answer: ______________
10There are 7 tables with 6 fish on each. Penny the Panda adds 4 more fish. How many fish are there now?
Answer: ______________
11Fifi the Fox has 386 berries, gives 132 to Ollie the Owl, then gets 35 more. Ollie the Owl says Fifi the Fox 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
12Lily buys 7 packs of marbles with 5 in each pack, then gives 1 to Priya. How many marbles does Lily have left?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 9
- 2. 57
- 3. 2
- 4. 2
- 5. 25
- 6. 19
- 7. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 8. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 9. 15
- 10. 46
- 11. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 12. 34
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