πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 2 tables with 4 moon rocks on each. Rocket Raj adds 7 more moon rocks. How many moon rocks are there now?
Answer: ______________
2There are 8 tables with 4 leaves on each. Ollie the Owl adds 11 more leaves. How many leaves are there now?
Answer: ______________
3Aiden buys 8 packs of seashells with 9 in each pack, then gives 35 to Maya. The letter n stands for how many seashells Aiden has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 8 × 9 − 35
- Bn = 8 × 9 + 35
- Cn = 8 × (9 − 35)
- Dn = 8 + 9 − 35
4Leo buys 6 packs of books with 2 in each pack, then gives 9 to Maya. How many books does Leo have left?
Answer: ______________
5Benny the Bear buys 10 packs of leaves with 4 in each pack, then gives 34 to Ollie the Owl. The letter t stands for how many leaves Benny the Bear has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 10 × 4 + 34
- Bt = 10 × 4 − 34
- Ct = 10 + 4 − 34
- Dt = 10 × (4 − 34)
6There are 8 tables with 3 berries on each. Ollie the Owl adds 10 more berries. How many berries are there now?
Answer: ______________
7Ollie the Owl has 55 berries, gives 20 to Benny the Bear, then shares the rest equally among 7 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
8Lily has 335 seashells, gives 51 to Sam, then gets 22 more. Sam says Lily has 306 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 306 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
9Ollie the Owl has 53 berries, gives 4 to Penny the Panda, then shares the rest equally among 7 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
10Omar has 41 stickers, gives 5 to Sam, then shares the rest equally among 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
11Captain Nova has 308 satellites, gives 75 to Astro Ana, then gets 59 more. Astro Ana says Captain Nova has 292 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 292 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
12Ollie the Owl has 23 fish, gives 7 to Benny the Bear, then shares the rest equally among 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 15
- 2. 43
- 3. A (n = 8 × 9 − 35)
- 4. 3
- 5. B (t = 10 × 4 − 34)
- 6. 34
- 7. 5
- 8. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 9. 7
- 10. 6
- 11. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 12. 2
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