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 41 acorns, gives 6 to Ollie the Owl, then shares the rest equally among 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
2Omar buys 10 packs of seashells with 6 in each pack, then gives 56 to Leo. How many seashells does Omar have left?
Answer: ______________
3Priya buys 8 packs of seashells with 5 in each pack, then gives 15 to Lily. How many seashells does Priya have left?
Answer: ______________
4Priya buys 2 packs of apples with 6 in each pack, then gives 10 to Aiden. How many apples does Priya have left?
Answer: ______________
5There are 9 tables with 7 fish on each. Penny the Panda adds 14 more fish. How many fish are there now?
Answer: ______________
6Astro Ana buys 7 packs of moon rocks with 2 in each pack, then gives 11 to Captain Nova. How many moon rocks does Astro Ana have left?
Answer: ______________
7Astro Ana has 65 moon rocks, gives 20 to Rocket Raj, then shares the rest equally among 9 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
8There are 8 tables with 8 seashells on each. Omar adds 4 more seashells. How many seashells are there now?
Answer: ______________
9Omar has 332 stickers, gives 139 to Lily, then gets 77 more. Lily says Omar has 380 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 380 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
10There are 5 tables with 7 stickers on each. Priya adds 7 more stickers. How many stickers are there now?
Answer: ______________
11Omar buys 6 packs of stickers with 4 in each pack, then gives 20 to Priya. The letter x stands for how many stickers Omar has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 6 × 4 − 20
- Bx = 6 + 4 − 20
- Cx = 6 × 4 + 20
- Dx = 6 × (4 − 20)
12Lily has 99 stickers, gives 19 to Zoe, then shares the rest equally among 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 7
- 2. 4
- 3. 25
- 4. 2
- 5. 77
- 6. 3
- 7. 5
- 8. 68
- 9. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 10. 42
- 11. A (x = 6 × 4 − 20)
- 12. 10
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