πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar buys 3 packs of books with 2 in each pack, then gives 2 to Leo. The letter x stands for how many books Omar has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 3 × (2 − 2)
- Bx = 3 × 2 + 2
- Cx = 3 × 2 − 2
- Dx = 3 + 2 − 2
2Ollie the Owl has $81. Ollie the Owl buys 6 toys that cost $10 each. How many dollars does Ollie the Owl have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
3A box holds 6 star crystals. Astro Ana has 6 full boxes and 9 more star crystals. How many star crystals does Astro Ana have in all?
Answer: ______________ star crystals
4Comet Kim buys 3 packs of satellites with 5 in each pack. Astro Ana has 8 more satellites than Comet Kim. How many satellites does Astro Ana have?
Answer: ______________ satellites
5Rocket Raj buys 2 packs of space snacks with 10 in each pack. Captain Nova has 6 more space snacks than Rocket Raj. How many space snacks does Captain Nova have?
Answer: ______________ space snacks
6Astro Ana has $10. Astro Ana buys 2 toys that cost $2 each. How many dollars does Astro Ana have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
7Comet Kim has 91 moon rocks, gives 1 to Rocket Raj, then shares the rest equally among 9 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
8There are 8 tables with 9 stickers on each. Aiden adds 15 more stickers. How many stickers are there now?
Answer: ______________
9There are 10 tables with 9 marbles on each. Sam adds 7 more marbles. How many marbles are there now?
Answer: ______________
10Astro Ana buys 5 packs of space snacks with 8 in each pack. Comet Kim has 2 more space snacks than Astro Ana. How many space snacks does Comet Kim have?
Answer: ______________ space snacks
11Priya has 87 stickers, gives 15 to Aiden, then shares the rest equally among 9 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
12Ollie the Owl has 287 leaves, gives 101 to Penny the Panda, then gets 63 more. Penny the Panda says Ollie the Owl has 249 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 249 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. C (x = 3 × 2 − 2)
- 2. 21 dollars
- 3. 45 star crystals
- 4. 23 satellites
- 5. 26 space snacks
- 6. 6 dollars
- 7. 10
- 8. 87
- 9. 97
- 10. 42 space snacks
- 11. 8
- 12. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
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