πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar has 34 crayons, gives 18 to Aiden, then shares the rest equally among 4 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
2Fifi the Fox buys 10 packs of berries with 5 in each pack. Ollie the Owl has 5 more berries than Fifi the Fox. How many berries does Ollie the Owl have?
Answer: ______________ berries
3There are 9 tables with 10 seashells on each. Aiden adds 13 more seashells. How many seashells are there now?
Answer: ______________
4There are 7 tables with 4 acorns on each. Benny the Bear adds 9 more acorns. How many acorns are there now?
Answer: ______________
5Rocket Raj buys 7 packs of moon rocks with 10 in each pack, then gives 62 to Captain Nova. How many moon rocks does Rocket Raj have left?
Answer: ______________
6Lily buys 3 packs of stickers with 8 in each pack, then gives 5 to Priya. How many stickers does Lily have left?
Answer: ______________
7A box holds 2 berries. Penny the Panda has 6 full boxes and 9 more berries. How many berries does Penny the Panda have in all?
Answer: ______________ berries
8A box holds 7 crayons. Leo has 2 full boxes and 2 more crayons. How many crayons does Leo have in all?
Answer: ______________ crayons
9There are 9 tables with 2 books on each. Lily adds 3 more books. How many books are there now?
Answer: ______________
10Ollie the Owl has 67 berries, gives 7 to Fifi the Fox, then shares the rest equally among 10 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
11Rocket Raj has 402 satellites, gives 77 to Astro Ana, then gets 43 more. Astro Ana says Rocket Raj has 278 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 278 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
12Maya has 161 apples, gives 71 to Aiden, then gets 88 more. Aiden says Maya 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
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 4
- 2. 55 berries
- 3. 103
- 4. 37
- 5. 8
- 6. 19
- 7. 21 berries
- 8. 16 crayons
- 9. 21
- 10. 6
- 11. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 12. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
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