πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo buys 5 packs of books with 6 in each pack. Priya has 4 more books than Leo. How many books does Priya have?
Answer: ______________ books
2Ollie the Owl buys 2 packs of fish with 8 in each pack. Penny the Panda has 6 more fish than Ollie the Owl. How many fish does Penny the Panda have?
Answer: ______________ fish
3A box holds 5 acorns. Penny the Panda has 4 full boxes and 3 more acorns. How many acorns does Penny the Panda have in all?
Answer: ______________ acorns
4Ollie the Owl has $45. Ollie the Owl buys 5 toys that cost $5 each. How many dollars does Ollie the Owl have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
5Ollie the Owl has 447 fish, gives 32 to Penny the Panda, then gets 57 more. Penny the Panda says Ollie the Owl has 472 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 472 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
6Penny the Panda buys 6 packs of fish with 3 in each pack, then gives 15 to Ollie the Owl. The letter t stands for how many fish Penny the Panda has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 6 × 3 − 15
- Bt = 6 × (3 − 15)
- Ct = 6 × 3 + 15
- Dt = 6 + 3 − 15
7A box holds 4 fish. Penny the Panda has 5 full boxes and 6 more fish. How many fish does Penny the Panda have in all?
Answer: ______________ fish
8Benny the Bear buys 3 packs of acorns with 5 in each pack, then gives 11 to Ollie the Owl. The letter n stands for how many acorns Benny the Bear has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 3 + 5 − 11
- Bn = 3 × 5 − 11
- Cn = 3 × (5 − 11)
- Dn = 3 × 5 + 11
9A box holds 6 star crystals. Rocket Raj has 8 full boxes and 6 more star crystals. How many star crystals does Rocket Raj have in all?
Answer: ______________ star crystals
10A box holds 8 books. Omar has 6 full boxes and 4 more books. How many books does Omar have in all?
Answer: ______________ books
11Comet Kim buys 5 packs of space snacks with 3 in each pack, then gives 2 to Rocket Raj. How many space snacks does Comet Kim have left?
Answer: ______________
12Omar buys 6 packs of crayons with 5 in each pack. Zoe has 6 more crayons than Omar. How many crayons does Zoe have?
Answer: ______________ crayons
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 34 books
- 2. 22 fish
- 3. 23 acorns
- 4. 20 dollars
- 5. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 6. A (t = 6 × 3 − 15)
- 7. 26 fish
- 8. B (n = 3 × 5 − 11)
- 9. 54 star crystals
- 10. 52 books
- 11. 13
- 12. 36 crayons
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