πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 3 tables with 2 satellites on each. Comet Kim adds 11 more satellites. How many satellites are there now?
Answer: ______________
2There are 4 tables with 6 moon rocks on each. Rocket Raj adds 6 more moon rocks. How many moon rocks are there now?
Answer: ______________
3Fifi the Fox has 48 leaves, gives 12 to Ollie the Owl, then shares the rest equally among 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
4Ollie the Owl buys 5 packs of fish with 3 in each pack, then gives 9 to Benny the Bear. The letter t stands for how many fish Ollie the Owl has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 5 × 3 − 9
- Bt = 5 + 3 − 9
- Ct = 5 × (3 − 9)
- Dt = 5 × 3 + 9
5Astro Ana buys 7 packs of moon rocks with 9 in each pack. Rocket Raj has 8 more moon rocks than Astro Ana. How many moon rocks does Rocket Raj have?
Answer: ______________ moon rocks
6Ollie the Owl buys 5 packs of berries with 8 in each pack, then gives 22 to Fifi the Fox. The letter x stands for how many berries Ollie the Owl has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 5 + 8 − 22
- Bx = 5 × (8 − 22)
- Cx = 5 × 8 − 22
- Dx = 5 × 8 + 22
7Penny the Panda buys 10 packs of berries with 10 in each pack. Benny the Bear has 3 more berries than Penny the Panda. How many berries does Benny the Bear have?
Answer: ______________ berries
8Sam has 74 marbles, gives 14 to Zoe, then shares the rest equally among 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
9A box holds 5 star crystals. Comet Kim has 10 full boxes and 8 more star crystals. How many star crystals does Comet Kim have in all?
Answer: ______________ star crystals
10Penny the Panda buys 10 packs of berries with 7 in each pack, then gives 52 to Ollie the Owl. How many berries does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________
11Omar buys 3 packs of books with 10 in each pack. Priya has 3 more books than Omar. How many books does Priya have?
Answer: ______________ books
12A box holds 2 crayons. Priya has 2 full boxes and 2 more crayons. How many crayons does Priya have in all?
Answer: ______________ crayons
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 17
- 2. 30
- 3. 6
- 4. A (t = 5 × 3 − 9)
- 5. 71 moon rocks
- 6. C (x = 5 × 8 − 22)
- 7. 103 berries
- 8. 10
- 9. 58 star crystals
- 10. 18
- 11. 33 books
- 12. 6 crayons
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