πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A box holds 9 space snacks. Rocket Raj has 2 full boxes and 4 more space snacks. How many space snacks does Rocket Raj have in all?
Answer: ______________ space snacks
2Penny the Panda has 70 berries, gives 16 to Ollie the Owl, then shares the rest equally among 9 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
3Comet Kim buys 7 packs of satellites with 3 in each pack, then gives 8 to Rocket Raj. The letter n stands for how many satellites Comet Kim has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 7 × (3 − 8)
- Bn = 7 + 3 − 8
- Cn = 7 × 3 + 8
- Dn = 7 × 3 − 8
4Astro Ana has 98 moon rocks, gives 18 to Rocket Raj, then shares the rest equally among 10 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
5Ollie the Owl has $14. Ollie the Owl buys 2 toys that cost $3 each. How many dollars does Ollie the Owl have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
6Ollie the Owl has $52. Ollie the Owl buys 4 toys that cost $8 each. How many dollars does Ollie the Owl have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
7There are 10 tables with 2 space snacks on each. Astro Ana adds 11 more space snacks. How many space snacks are there now?
Answer: ______________
8Ollie the Owl has 438 fish, gives 116 to Fifi the Fox, then gets 77 more. Fifi the Fox says Ollie the Owl has 399 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 399 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
9Astro Ana has 37 star crystals, gives 7 to Captain Nova, then shares the rest equally among 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
10Comet Kim has 29 star crystals, gives 11 to Rocket Raj, then shares the rest equally among 9 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
11Fifi the Fox has 194 acorns, gives 142 to Benny the Bear, then gets 89 more. Benny the Bear says Fifi the Fox has 141 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 141 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
12A box holds 7 berries. Penny the Panda has 10 full boxes and 4 more berries. How many berries does Penny the Panda have in all?
Answer: ______________ berries
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 22 space snacks
- 2. 6
- 3. D (n = 7 × 3 − 8)
- 4. 8
- 5. 8 dollars
- 6. 20 dollars
- 7. 31
- 8. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 9. 10
- 10. 2
- 11. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 12. 74 berries
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