πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Benny the Bear buys 9 packs of leaves with 4 in each pack, then gives 9 to Ollie the Owl. How many leaves does Benny the Bear have left?
Answer: ______________
2Omar buys 2 packs of crayons with 7 in each pack. Priya has 6 more crayons than Omar. How many crayons does Priya have?
Answer: ______________ crayons
3Astro Ana buys 5 packs of star crystals with 2 in each pack. Comet Kim has 2 more star crystals than Astro Ana. How many star crystals does Comet Kim have?
Answer: ______________ star crystals
4Comet Kim has $93. Comet Kim buys 9 toys that cost $10 each. How many dollars does Comet Kim have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
5A box holds 3 crayons. Maya has 2 full boxes and 6 more crayons. How many crayons does Maya have in all?
Answer: ______________ crayons
6Lily buys 4 packs of books with 5 in each pack. Omar has 6 more books than Lily. How many books does Omar have?
Answer: ______________ books
7Comet Kim has 202 satellites, gives 45 to Rocket Raj, then gets 76 more. Rocket Raj says Comet Kim has 233 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 233 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
8Benny the Bear has 20 berries, gives 12 to Penny the Panda, then shares the rest equally among 4 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
9Ollie the Owl buys 4 packs of fish with 10 in each pack, then gives 11 to Penny the Panda. The letter x stands for how many fish Ollie the Owl has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 4 + 10 − 11
- Bx = 4 × (10 − 11)
- Cx = 4 × 10 + 11
- Dx = 4 × 10 − 11
10Priya has 40 stickers, gives 20 to Aiden, then shares the rest equally among 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
11Penny the Panda buys 8 packs of leaves with 2 in each pack. Ollie the Owl has 5 more leaves than Penny the Panda. How many leaves does Ollie the Owl have?
Answer: ______________ leaves
12Penny the Panda has 64 berries, gives 14 to Ollie the Owl, then shares the rest equally among 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 27
- 2. 20 crayons
- 3. 12 star crystals
- 4. 3 dollars
- 5. 12 crayons
- 6. 26 books
- 7. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 8. 2
- 9. D (x = 4 × 10 − 11)
- 10. 4
- 11. 21 leaves
- 12. 10
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