πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A box holds 5 marbles. Maya has 2 full boxes and 2 more marbles. How many marbles does Maya have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2Rocket Raj buys 7 packs of satellites with 4 in each pack. Captain Nova has 5 more satellites than Rocket Raj. How many satellites does Captain Nova have?
Answer: ______________ satellites
3There are 10 tables with 4 seashells on each. Omar adds 9 more seashells. How many seashells are there now?
Answer: ______________
4Priya has 28 apples, gives 18 to Lily, then shares the rest equally among 2 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
5Benny the Bear has 109 berries, gives 19 to Ollie the Owl, then shares the rest equally among 10 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
6Priya has $78. Priya buys 6 toys that cost $10 each. How many dollars does Priya have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
7Captain Nova has 393 moon rocks, gives 128 to Astro Ana, then gets 72 more. Astro Ana says Captain Nova has 337 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 337 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
8A box holds 9 apples. Omar has 2 full boxes and 9 more apples. How many apples does Omar have in all?
Answer: ______________ apples
9Captain Nova has 257 star crystals, gives 132 to Astro Ana, then gets 67 more. Astro Ana says Captain Nova has 302 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 302 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
10Astro Ana buys 4 packs of space snacks with 2 in each pack, then gives 4 to Captain Nova. How many space snacks does Astro Ana have left?
Answer: ______________
11Fifi the Fox buys 10 packs of acorns with 4 in each pack. Penny the Panda has 3 more acorns than Fifi the Fox. How many acorns does Penny the Panda have?
Answer: ______________ acorns
12Fifi the Fox buys 7 packs of fish with 7 in each pack. Ollie the Owl has 7 more fish than Fifi the Fox. How many fish does Ollie the Owl have?
Answer: ______________ fish
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 12 marbles
- 2. 33 satellites
- 3. 49
- 4. 5
- 5. 9
- 6. 18 dollars
- 7. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 8. 27 apples
- 9. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 10. 4
- 11. 43 acorns
- 12. 56 fish
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