πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Rocket Raj has $40. Rocket Raj buys 4 toys that cost $5 each. How many dollars does Rocket Raj have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
2There are 9 tables with 7 berries on each. Ollie the Owl adds 3 more berries. How many berries are there now?
Answer: ______________
3Priya has 239 seashells, gives 50 to Zoe, then gets 39 more. Zoe says Priya has 318 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 318 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
4Benny the Bear has $34. Benny the Bear buys 3 toys that cost $9 each. How many dollars does Benny the Bear have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
5Fifi the Fox has 90 acorns, gives 18 to Ollie the Owl, then shares the rest equally among 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
6Captain Nova buys 10 packs of moon rocks with 4 in each pack. Comet Kim has 9 more moon rocks than Captain Nova. How many moon rocks does Comet Kim have?
Answer: ______________ moon rocks
7Ollie the Owl has 346 berries, gives 52 to Benny the Bear, then gets 87 more. Benny the Bear says Ollie the Owl has 381 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 381 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
8There are 3 tables with 2 fish on each. Benny the Bear adds 14 more fish. How many fish are there now?
Answer: ______________
9Maya buys 4 packs of marbles with 2 in each pack, then gives 6 to Priya. How many marbles does Maya have left?
Answer: ______________
10Penny the Panda has 149 berries, gives 48 to Benny the Bear, then gets 51 more. Benny the Bear says Penny the Panda has 152 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 152 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
11Astro Ana has 190 space snacks, gives 102 to Captain Nova, then gets 90 more. Captain Nova says Astro Ana has 178 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 178 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
12A box holds 6 berries. Penny the Panda has 6 full boxes and 4 more berries. How many berries does Penny the Panda have in all?
Answer: ______________ berries
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 20 dollars
- 2. 66
- 3. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 4. 7 dollars
- 5. 9
- 6. 49 moon rocks
- 7. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 8. 20
- 9. 2
- 10. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 11. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 12. 40 berries
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