πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova buys 9 packs of space snacks with 10 in each pack, then gives 14 to Comet Kim. How many space snacks does Captain Nova have left?
Answer: ______________
2Benny the Bear has 412 berries, gives 74 to Ollie the Owl, then gets 72 more. Ollie the Owl says Benny the Bear has 410 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 410 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
3Maya has 148 apples, gives 104 to Zoe, then gets 38 more. Zoe says Maya has 82 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 82 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
4Aiden buys 10 packs of apples with 4 in each pack, then gives 37 to Omar. How many apples does Aiden have left?
Answer: ______________
5There are 2 tables with 10 moon rocks on each. Captain Nova adds 9 more moon rocks. How many moon rocks are there now?
Answer: ______________
6Priya has 38 seashells, gives 20 to Sam, then shares the rest equally among 9 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
7Lily buys 3 packs of stickers with 10 in each pack, then gives 26 to Leo. How many stickers does Lily have left?
Answer: ______________
8There are 6 tables with 3 satellites on each. Captain Nova adds 7 more satellites. How many satellites are there now?
Answer: ______________
9Comet Kim has 437 satellites, gives 84 to Captain Nova, then gets 27 more. Captain Nova says Comet Kim has 290 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 290 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
10Comet Kim has 68 satellites, gives 8 to Astro Ana, then shares the rest equally among 10 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
11Zoe buys 9 packs of books with 3 in each pack, then gives 26 to Aiden. How many books does Zoe have left?
Answer: ______________
12Benny the Bear has 44 berries, gives 4 to Ollie the Owl, then shares the rest equally among 10 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 76
- 2. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 3. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 4. 3
- 5. 29
- 6. 2
- 7. 4
- 8. 25
- 9. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 10. 6
- 11. 1
- 12. 4
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