πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Fifi the Fox has 79 acorns, gives 16 to Ollie the Owl, then shares the rest equally among 7 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
2Rocket Raj buys 6 packs of space snacks with 6 in each pack, then gives 15 to Comet Kim. How many space snacks does Rocket Raj have left?
Answer: ______________
3Astro Ana has 160 star crystals, gives 68 to Rocket Raj, then gets 53 more. Rocket Raj says Astro Ana has 145 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 145 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
4Zoe has 38 crayons, gives 20 to Leo, then shares the rest equally among 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
5There are 9 tables with 3 space snacks on each. Rocket Raj adds 4 more space snacks. How many space snacks are there now?
Answer: ______________
6Leo has 245 crayons, gives 86 to Aiden, then gets 24 more. Aiden says Leo has 183 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 183 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
7There are 5 tables with 5 acorns on each. Benny the Bear adds 9 more acorns. How many acorns are there now?
Answer: ______________
8Ollie the Owl has 41 acorns, gives 11 to Penny the Panda, then shares the rest equally among 10 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
9There are 2 tables with 3 seashells on each. Maya adds 13 more seashells. How many seashells are there now?
Answer: ______________
10Captain Nova has 444 space snacks, gives 147 to Rocket Raj, then gets 68 more. Rocket Raj says Captain Nova 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
11Sam has 151 seashells, gives 64 to Maya, then gets 23 more. Maya says Sam has 20 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 20 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
12Zoe buys 10 packs of marbles with 10 in each pack, then gives 44 to Lily. How many marbles does Zoe have left?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 9
- 2. 21
- 3. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 4. 3
- 5. 31
- 6. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 7. 34
- 8. 3
- 9. 19
- 10. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 11. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 12. 56
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