πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Penny the Panda has $27. Penny the Panda buys 5 toys that cost $5 each. How many dollars does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
2A box holds 6 berries. Penny the Panda has 2 full boxes and 4 more berries. How many berries does Penny the Panda have in all?
Answer: ______________ berries
3There are 10 tables with 3 acorns on each. Penny the Panda adds 6 more acorns. How many acorns are there now?
Answer: ______________
4Ollie the Owl buys 9 packs of fish with 5 in each pack. Benny the Bear has 6 more fish than Ollie the Owl. How many fish does Benny the Bear have?
Answer: ______________ fish
5Captain Nova buys 5 packs of satellites with 4 in each pack. Comet Kim has 2 more satellites than Captain Nova. How many satellites does Comet Kim have?
Answer: ______________ satellites
6There are 4 tables with 7 seashells on each. Sam adds 7 more seashells. How many seashells are there now?
Answer: ______________
7A box holds 10 fish. Ollie the Owl has 7 full boxes and 4 more fish. How many fish does Ollie the Owl have in all?
Answer: ______________ fish
8Benny the Bear has 63 acorns, gives 7 to Ollie the Owl, then shares the rest equally among 7 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
9Fifi the Fox buys 5 packs of fish with 5 in each pack. Penny the Panda has 7 more fish than Fifi the Fox. How many fish does Penny the Panda have?
Answer: ______________ fish
10A box holds 6 berries. Ollie the Owl has 4 full boxes and 8 more berries. How many berries does Ollie the Owl have in all?
Answer: ______________ berries
11There are 2 tables with 10 star crystals on each. Captain Nova adds 8 more star crystals. How many star crystals are there now?
Answer: ______________
12Penny the Panda buys 7 packs of leaves with 9 in each pack. Benny the Bear has 5 more leaves than Penny the Panda. How many leaves does Benny the Bear have?
Answer: ______________ leaves
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 2 dollars
- 2. 16 berries
- 3. 36
- 4. 51 fish
- 5. 22 satellites
- 6. 35
- 7. 74 fish
- 8. 8
- 9. 32 fish
- 10. 32 berries
- 11. 28
- 12. 68 leaves
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