πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 4 tables with 8 space snacks on each. Comet Kim adds 7 more space snacks. How many space snacks are there now?
Answer: ______________
2There are 9 tables with 3 books on each. Omar adds 6 more books. How many books are there now?
Answer: ______________
3There are 10 tables with 7 berries on each. Fifi the Fox adds 13 more berries. How many berries are there now?
Answer: ______________
4There are 5 tables with 2 satellites on each. Comet Kim adds 7 more satellites. How many satellites are there now?
Answer: ______________
5Fifi the Fox has 154 acorns, gives 44 to Benny the Bear, then gets 46 more. Benny the Bear says Fifi the Fox has 66 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 66 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
6There are 3 tables with 8 acorns on each. Ollie the Owl adds 3 more acorns. How many acorns are there now?
Answer: ______________
7There are 2 tables with 10 acorns on each. Penny the Panda adds 13 more acorns. How many acorns are there now?
Answer: ______________
8Penny the Panda has 23 leaves, gives 5 to Ollie the Owl, then shares the rest equally among 9 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
9Penny the Panda buys 9 packs of leaves with 4 in each pack, then gives 16 to Ollie the Owl. How many leaves does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________
10Benny the Bear buys 8 packs of fish with 6 in each pack, then gives 4 to Fifi the Fox. The letter b stands for how many fish Benny the Bear has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 8 × 6 + 4
- Bb = 8 × (6 − 4)
- Cb = 8 + 6 − 4
- Db = 8 × 6 − 4
11Leo has 21 seashells, gives 3 to Zoe, then shares the rest equally among 9 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
12Aiden buys 7 packs of stickers with 7 in each pack, then gives 13 to Sam. How many stickers does Aiden have left?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 39
- 2. 33
- 3. 83
- 4. 17
- 5. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 6. 27
- 7. 33
- 8. 2
- 9. 20
- 10. D (b = 8 × 6 − 4)
- 11. 2
- 12. 36
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