πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A box holds 10 star crystals. Astro Ana has 7 full boxes and 5 more star crystals. How many star crystals does Astro Ana have in all?
Answer: ______________ star crystals
2Penny the Panda has 40 berries, gives 5 to Fifi the Fox, then shares the rest equally among 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
3Maya has $56. Maya buys 10 toys that cost $3 each. How many dollars does Maya have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
4Benny the Bear buys 10 packs of fish with 5 in each pack, then gives 21 to Ollie the Owl. How many fish does Benny the Bear have left?
Answer: ______________
5Penny the Panda has $18. Penny the Panda buys 5 toys that cost $3 each. How many dollars does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
6Astro Ana buys 9 packs of satellites with 7 in each pack, then gives 55 to Rocket Raj. The letter x stands for how many satellites Astro Ana has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 9 × (7 − 55)
- Bx = 9 + 7 − 55
- Cx = 9 × 7 + 55
- Dx = 9 × 7 − 55
7There are 10 tables with 5 fish on each. Ollie the Owl adds 14 more fish. How many fish are there now?
Answer: ______________
8Comet Kim has 122 space snacks, gives 41 to Captain Nova, then gets 68 more. Captain Nova says Comet Kim has 149 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 149 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
9A box holds 7 apples. Maya has 9 full boxes and 3 more apples. How many apples does Maya have in all?
Answer: ______________ apples
10Rocket Raj buys 4 packs of satellites with 10 in each pack. Comet Kim has 4 more satellites than Rocket Raj. How many satellites does Comet Kim have?
Answer: ______________ satellites
11Priya has 201 marbles, gives 132 to Lily, then gets 88 more. Lily says Priya has 157 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 157 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
12Leo buys 3 packs of apples with 5 in each pack. Priya has 2 more apples than Leo. How many apples does Priya have?
Answer: ______________ apples
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 75 star crystals
- 2. 7
- 3. 26 dollars
- 4. 29
- 5. 3 dollars
- 6. D (x = 9 × 7 − 55)
- 7. 64
- 8. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 9. 66 apples
- 10. 44 satellites
- 11. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 12. 17 apples
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