πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 4 tables with 6 satellites on each. Comet Kim adds 8 more satellites. How many satellites are there now?
Answer: ______________
2Ollie the Owl has 314 berries, gives 118 to Benny the Bear, then gets 70 more. Benny the Bear says Ollie the Owl has 176 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 176 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
3There are 7 tables with 4 crayons on each. Omar adds 3 more crayons. How many crayons are there now?
Answer: ______________
4Penny the Panda has 27 leaves, gives 11 to Benny the Bear, then shares the rest equally among 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
5Benny the Bear buys 6 packs of berries with 8 in each pack, then gives 8 to Penny the Panda. How many berries does Benny the Bear have left?
Answer: ______________
6Benny the Bear has 180 berries, gives 63 to Ollie the Owl, then gets 87 more. Ollie the Owl says Benny the Bear has 204 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 204 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
7There are 8 tables with 8 crayons on each. Zoe adds 2 more crayons. How many crayons are there now?
Answer: ______________
8There are 7 tables with 2 marbles on each. Maya adds 8 more marbles. How many marbles are there now?
Answer: ______________
9Ollie the Owl has 50 fish, gives 14 to Penny the Panda, then shares the rest equally among 9 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
10Astro Ana has 380 satellites, gives 146 to Captain Nova, then gets 87 more. Captain Nova says Astro Ana has 211 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 211 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
11Maya buys 3 packs of stickers with 2 in each pack, then gives 4 to Omar. The letter x stands for how many stickers Maya has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 3 × (2 − 4)
- Bx = 3 × 2 − 4
- Cx = 3 + 2 − 4
- Dx = 3 × 2 + 4
12There are 8 tables with 8 acorns on each. Ollie the Owl adds 13 more acorns. How many acorns are there now?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 32
- 2. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 3. 31
- 4. 2
- 5. 40
- 6. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 7. 66
- 8. 22
- 9. 4
- 10. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 11. B (x = 3 × 2 − 4)
- 12. 77
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