πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Fifi the Fox has 445 leaves, gives 144 to Ollie the Owl, then gets 84 more. Ollie the Owl says Fifi the Fox has 385 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 385 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
2Comet Kim has 32 star crystals, gives 16 to Astro Ana, then shares the rest equally among 2 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
3Astro Ana buys 8 packs of space snacks with 4 in each pack, then gives 29 to Comet Kim. The letter b stands for how many space snacks Astro Ana has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 8 + 4 − 29
- Bb = 8 × 4 + 29
- Cb = 8 × (4 − 29)
- Db = 8 × 4 − 29
4Penny the Panda has 24 leaves, gives 8 to Benny the Bear, then shares the rest equally among 2 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
5Penny the Panda has $26. Penny the Panda buys 2 toys that cost $3 each. How many dollars does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
6There are 4 tables with 10 fish on each. Ollie the Owl adds 3 more fish. How many fish are there now?
Answer: ______________
7Penny the Panda buys 7 packs of fish with 10 in each pack. Ollie the Owl has 7 more fish than Penny the Panda. How many fish does Ollie the Owl have?
Answer: ______________ fish
8Sam has 290 books, gives 144 to Zoe, then gets 87 more. Zoe says Sam has 233 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 233 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
9Captain Nova has 86 star crystals, gives 6 to Comet Kim, then shares the rest equally among 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
10Comet Kim has 66 space snacks, gives 6 to Astro Ana, then shares the rest equally among 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
11Comet Kim buys 4 packs of satellites with 7 in each pack, then gives 24 to Captain Nova. The letter x stands for how many satellites Comet Kim has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 4 × (7 − 24)
- Bx = 4 + 7 − 24
- Cx = 4 × 7 − 24
- Dx = 4 × 7 + 24
12Maya buys 7 packs of books with 8 in each pack, then gives 17 to Priya. The letter x stands for how many books Maya has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 7 × 8 + 17
- Bx = 7 × 8 − 17
- Cx = 7 × (8 − 17)
- Dx = 7 + 8 − 17
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 2. 8
- 3. D (b = 8 × 4 − 29)
- 4. 8
- 5. 20 dollars
- 6. 43
- 7. 77 fish
- 8. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 9. 10
- 10. 10
- 11. C (x = 4 × 7 − 24)
- 12. B (x = 7 × 8 − 17)
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