πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Benny the Bear has 445 acorns, gives 79 to Ollie the Owl, then gets 58 more. Ollie the Owl says Benny the Bear has 524 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 524 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
2Penny the Panda buys 3 packs of berries with 4 in each pack, then gives 7 to Ollie the Owl. How many berries does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________
3Maya buys 4 packs of crayons with 10 in each pack, then gives 10 to Sam. How many crayons does Maya have left?
Answer: ______________
4Omar has 41 stickers, gives 16 to Lily, then shares the rest equally among 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
5Sam buys 9 packs of stickers with 5 in each pack, then gives 11 to Leo. How many stickers does Sam have left?
Answer: ______________
6There are 5 tables with 7 satellites on each. Rocket Raj adds 3 more satellites. How many satellites are there now?
Answer: ______________
7Rocket Raj has 404 star crystals, gives 47 to Comet Kim, then gets 67 more. Comet Kim says Rocket Raj has 334 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 334 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
8Sam has 106 seashells, gives 6 to Priya, then shares the rest equally among 10 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
9Captain Nova has 81 star crystals, gives 18 to Comet Kim, then shares the rest equally among 9 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
10There are 2 tables with 6 leaves on each. Ollie the Owl adds 9 more leaves. How many leaves are there now?
Answer: ______________
11Zoe buys 3 packs of crayons with 3 in each pack, then gives 2 to Sam. How many crayons does Zoe have left?
Answer: ______________
12Zoe has 36 seashells, gives 11 to Priya, then shares the rest equally among 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 2. 5
- 3. 30
- 4. 5
- 5. 34
- 6. 38
- 7. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 8. 10
- 9. 7
- 10. 21
- 11. 7
- 12. 5
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