πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 5 tables with 10 berries on each. Benny the Bear adds 7 more berries. How many berries are there now?
Answer: ______________
2Sam has 454 books, gives 148 to Aiden, then gets 38 more. Aiden says Sam has 254 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 254 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
3Benny the Bear buys 6 packs of acorns with 6 in each pack. Penny the Panda has 6 more acorns than Benny the Bear. How many acorns does Penny the Panda have?
Answer: ______________ acorns
4Ollie the Owl buys 4 packs of acorns with 3 in each pack. Fifi the Fox has 5 more acorns than Ollie the Owl. How many acorns does Fifi the Fox have?
Answer: ______________ acorns
5A box holds 9 star crystals. Captain Nova has 2 full boxes and 9 more star crystals. How many star crystals does Captain Nova have in all?
Answer: ______________ star crystals
6There are 3 tables with 6 leaves on each. Fifi the Fox adds 12 more leaves. How many leaves are there now?
Answer: ______________
7Benny the Bear has 444 acorns, gives 113 to Ollie the Owl, then gets 26 more. Ollie the Owl says Benny the Bear has 447 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 447 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
8Penny the Panda has $112. Penny the Panda buys 10 toys that cost $10 each. How many dollars does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
9Penny the Panda has 21 leaves, gives 15 to Benny the Bear, then shares the rest equally among 2 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
10There are 9 tables with 6 star crystals on each. Captain Nova adds 5 more star crystals. How many star crystals are there now?
Answer: ______________
11Ollie the Owl buys 5 packs of leaves with 7 in each pack. Fifi the Fox has 8 more leaves than Ollie the Owl. How many leaves does Fifi the Fox have?
Answer: ______________ leaves
12Rocket Raj buys 7 packs of star crystals with 3 in each pack. Captain Nova has 8 more star crystals than Rocket Raj. How many star crystals does Captain Nova have?
Answer: ______________ star crystals
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 57
- 2. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 3. 42 acorns
- 4. 17 acorns
- 5. 27 star crystals
- 6. 30
- 7. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 8. 12 dollars
- 9. 3
- 10. 59
- 11. 43 leaves
- 12. 29 star crystals
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