πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Comet Kim buys 5 packs of moon rocks with 2 in each pack, then gives 7 to Rocket Raj. The letter x stands for how many moon rocks Comet Kim has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 5 × 2 − 7
- Bx = 5 × 2 + 7
- Cx = 5 + 2 − 7
- Dx = 5 × (2 − 7)
2A box holds 10 marbles. Aiden has 8 full boxes and 2 more marbles. How many marbles does Aiden have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
3A box holds 6 star crystals. Comet Kim has 9 full boxes and 8 more star crystals. How many star crystals does Comet Kim have in all?
Answer: ______________ star crystals
4A box holds 2 leaves. Penny the Panda has 5 full boxes and 9 more leaves. How many leaves does Penny the Panda have in all?
Answer: ______________ leaves
5Penny the Panda has 374 acorns, gives 140 to Fifi the Fox, then gets 52 more. Fifi the Fox says Penny the Panda has 386 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 386 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
6Leo buys 5 packs of seashells with 4 in each pack. Omar has 4 more seashells than Leo. How many seashells does Omar have?
Answer: ______________ seashells
7A box holds 9 star crystals. Rocket Raj has 6 full boxes and 8 more star crystals. How many star crystals does Rocket Raj have in all?
Answer: ______________ star crystals
8There are 3 tables with 8 seashells on each. Aiden adds 11 more seashells. How many seashells are there now?
Answer: ______________
9Sam has 18 marbles, gives 6 to Maya, then shares the rest equally among 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
10There are 5 tables with 10 acorns on each. Ollie the Owl adds 15 more acorns. How many acorns are there now?
Answer: ______________
11Priya buys 10 packs of crayons with 5 in each pack. Omar has 7 more crayons than Priya. How many crayons does Omar have?
Answer: ______________ crayons
12Penny the Panda buys 6 packs of berries with 4 in each pack, then gives 6 to Benny the Bear. The letter n stands for how many berries Penny the Panda has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 6 × (4 − 6)
- Bn = 6 × 4 − 6
- Cn = 6 × 4 + 6
- Dn = 6 + 4 − 6
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. A (x = 5 × 2 − 7)
- 2. 82 marbles
- 3. 62 star crystals
- 4. 19 leaves
- 5. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 6. 24 seashells
- 7. 62 star crystals
- 8. 35
- 9. 2
- 10. 65
- 11. 57 crayons
- 12. B (n = 6 × 4 − 6)
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