πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A box holds 9 moon rocks. Astro Ana has 8 full boxes and 2 more moon rocks. How many moon rocks does Astro Ana have in all?
Answer: ______________ moon rocks
2Leo has 22 seashells, gives 4 to Maya, then shares the rest equally among 2 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
3Omar has 11 stickers, gives 7 to Zoe, then shares the rest equally among 2 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
4Penny the Panda has 40 fish, gives 10 to Ollie the Owl, then shares the rest equally among 10 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
5A box holds 10 star crystals. Rocket Raj has 8 full boxes and 7 more star crystals. How many star crystals does Rocket Raj have in all?
Answer: ______________ star crystals
6Leo has 471 crayons, gives 142 to Aiden, then gets 81 more. Aiden says Leo has 500 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 500 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
7A box holds 2 space snacks. Rocket Raj has 7 full boxes and 6 more space snacks. How many space snacks does Rocket Raj have in all?
Answer: ______________ space snacks
8Zoe has 425 marbles, gives 80 to Omar, then gets 80 more. Omar says Zoe has 515 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 515 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
9Benny the Bear buys 3 packs of leaves with 8 in each pack, then gives 7 to Penny the Panda. How many leaves does Benny the Bear have left?
Answer: ______________
10Rocket Raj has $50. Rocket Raj buys 4 toys that cost $5 each. How many dollars does Rocket Raj have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
11Rocket Raj buys 2 packs of star crystals with 3 in each pack. Astro Ana has 8 more star crystals than Rocket Raj. How many star crystals does Astro Ana have?
Answer: ______________ star crystals
12Omar buys 4 packs of crayons with 7 in each pack, then gives 1 to Aiden. The letter t stands for how many crayons Omar has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 4 × 7 + 1
- Bt = 4 × 7 − 1
- Ct = 4 × (7 − 1)
- Dt = 4 + 7 − 1
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 74 moon rocks
- 2. 9
- 3. 2
- 4. 3
- 5. 87 star crystals
- 6. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 7. 20 space snacks
- 8. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 9. 17
- 10. 30 dollars
- 11. 14 star crystals
- 12. B (t = 4 × 7 − 1)
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