πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya has 459 crayons, gives 77 to Aiden, then gets 55 more. Aiden says Priya has 437 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 437 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
2There are 7 tables with 7 seashells on each. Zoe adds 5 more seashells. How many seashells are there now?
Answer: ______________
3Fifi the Fox buys 8 packs of fish with 5 in each pack, then gives 12 to Benny the Bear. The letter n stands for how many fish Fifi the Fox has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 8 × 5 + 12
- Bn = 8 × (5 − 12)
- Cn = 8 × 5 − 12
- Dn = 8 + 5 − 12
4Rocket Raj has 469 moon rocks, gives 73 to Comet Kim, then gets 52 more. Comet Kim says Rocket Raj has 448 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 448 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
5Fifi the Fox has 66 acorns, gives 16 to Benny the Bear, then shares the rest equally among 10 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
6Lily has 248 seashells, gives 121 to Zoe, then gets 53 more. Zoe says Lily has 270 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 270 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
7There are 6 tables with 2 moon rocks on each. Rocket Raj adds 4 more moon rocks. How many moon rocks are there now?
Answer: ______________
8There are 4 tables with 3 satellites on each. Comet Kim adds 5 more satellites. How many satellites are there now?
Answer: ______________
9Comet Kim buys 6 packs of satellites with 8 in each pack. Astro Ana has 4 more satellites than Comet Kim. How many satellites does Astro Ana have?
Answer: ______________ satellites
10Ollie the Owl buys 3 packs of leaves with 3 in each pack. Penny the Panda has 8 more leaves than Ollie the Owl. How many leaves does Penny the Panda have?
Answer: ______________ leaves
11Comet Kim buys 5 packs of star crystals with 4 in each pack, then gives 17 to Rocket Raj. The letter x stands for how many star crystals Comet Kim has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 5 × 4 + 17
- Bx = 5 × (4 − 17)
- Cx = 5 + 4 − 17
- Dx = 5 × 4 − 17
12A box holds 7 apples. Zoe has 2 full boxes and 8 more apples. How many apples does Zoe have in all?
Answer: ______________ apples
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 2. 54
- 3. C (n = 8 × 5 − 12)
- 4. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 5. 5
- 6. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 7. 16
- 8. 17
- 9. 52 satellites
- 10. 17 leaves
- 11. D (x = 5 × 4 − 17)
- 12. 22 apples
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