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 satellites with 8 in each pack, then gives 1 to Rocket Raj. How many satellites does Captain Nova have left?
Answer: ______________
2Penny the Panda buys 9 packs of fish with 3 in each pack, then gives 23 to Ollie the Owl. The letter b stands for how many fish Penny the Panda has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 9 × (3 − 23)
- Bb = 9 × 3 − 23
- Cb = 9 × 3 + 23
- Db = 9 + 3 − 23
3Penny the Panda buys 4 packs of acorns with 4 in each pack, then gives 4 to Fifi the Fox. The letter x stands for how many acorns Penny the Panda has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 4 × 4 − 4
- Bx = 4 + 4 − 4
- Cx = 4 × (4 − 4)
- Dx = 4 × 4 + 4
4Ollie the Owl has 313 leaves, gives 106 to Penny the Panda, then gets 39 more. Penny the Panda says Ollie the Owl has 346 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 346 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
5Zoe has 64 stickers, gives 19 to Aiden, then shares the rest equally among 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
6Leo has 438 apples, gives 90 to Priya, then gets 59 more. Priya says Leo has 407 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 407 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
7Captain Nova buys 2 packs of moon rocks with 4 in each pack, then gives 3 to Astro Ana. How many moon rocks does Captain Nova have left?
Answer: ______________
8Ollie the Owl has 79 berries, gives 9 to Penny the Panda, then shares the rest equally among 7 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
9There are 10 tables with 2 leaves on each. Ollie the Owl adds 11 more leaves. How many leaves are there now?
Answer: ______________
10Ollie the Owl buys 8 packs of leaves with 4 in each pack, then gives 20 to Penny the Panda. How many leaves does Ollie the Owl have left?
Answer: ______________
11Penny the Panda has 29 berries, gives 5 to Benny the Bear, then shares the rest equally among 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
12There are 7 tables with 9 moon rocks on each. Astro Ana adds 14 more moon rocks. How many moon rocks are there now?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 71
- 2. B (b = 9 × 3 − 23)
- 3. A (x = 4 × 4 − 4)
- 4. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 5. 9
- 6. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 7. 5
- 8. 10
- 9. 31
- 10. 12
- 11. 3
- 12. 77
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