πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Astro Ana has 34 satellites, gives 14 to Captain Nova, then shares the rest equally among 2 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
2Penny the Panda has 371 acorns, gives 96 to Ollie the Owl, then gets 41 more. Ollie the Owl says Penny the Panda has 316 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 316 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
3Fifi the Fox buys 8 packs of acorns with 4 in each pack, then gives 28 to Penny the Panda. How many acorns does Fifi the Fox have left?
Answer: ______________
4Benny the Bear has 307 fish, gives 60 to Penny the Panda, then gets 58 more. Penny the Panda says Benny the Bear has 405 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 405 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
5Aiden buys 5 packs of apples with 8 in each pack, then gives 36 to Zoe. How many apples does Aiden have left?
Answer: ______________
6There are 6 tables with 6 leaves on each. Ollie the Owl adds 10 more leaves. How many leaves are there now?
Answer: ______________
7Lily buys 2 packs of marbles with 5 in each pack, then gives 9 to Priya. The letter n stands for how many marbles Lily has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 2 + 5 − 9
- Bn = 2 × 5 − 9
- Cn = 2 × (5 − 9)
- Dn = 2 × 5 + 9
8Sam buys 6 packs of apples with 8 in each pack, then gives 10 to Leo. The letter b stands for how many apples Sam has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 6 × 8 + 10
- Bb = 6 × (8 − 10)
- Cb = 6 + 8 − 10
- Db = 6 × 8 − 10
9Priya has 148 apples, gives 85 to Aiden, then gets 79 more. Aiden says Priya has 142 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 142 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
10Rocket Raj buys 6 packs of satellites with 9 in each pack, then gives 25 to Astro Ana. How many satellites does Rocket Raj have left?
Answer: ______________
11Comet Kim has 73 satellites, gives 10 to Astro Ana, then shares the rest equally among 9 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
12There are 3 tables with 10 fish on each. Ollie the Owl adds 9 more fish. How many fish are there now?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 10
- 2. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 3. 4
- 4. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 5. 4
- 6. 46
- 7. B (n = 2 × 5 − 9)
- 8. D (b = 6 × 8 − 10)
- 9. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 10. 29
- 11. 7
- 12. 39
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