πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A box holds 7 berries. Ollie the Owl has 9 full boxes and 8 more berries. How many berries does Ollie the Owl have in all?
Answer: ______________ berries
2Benny the Bear has 201 leaves, gives 50 to Ollie the Owl, then gets 78 more. Ollie the Owl says Benny the Bear has 229 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 229 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
3Maya buys 4 packs of books with 2 in each pack, then gives 3 to Zoe. How many books does Maya have left?
Answer: ______________
4Penny the Panda has $26. Penny the Panda buys 8 toys that cost $2 each. How many dollars does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
5A box holds 7 space snacks. Rocket Raj has 6 full boxes and 7 more space snacks. How many space snacks does Rocket Raj have in all?
Answer: ______________ space snacks
6Maya buys 3 packs of seashells with 10 in each pack. Omar has 8 more seashells than Maya. How many seashells does Omar have?
Answer: ______________ seashells
7Rocket Raj has 379 star crystals, gives 126 to Comet Kim, then gets 71 more. Comet Kim says Rocket Raj has 414 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 414 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
8Captain Nova has 316 satellites, gives 136 to Comet Kim, then gets 43 more. Comet Kim says Captain Nova has 223 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 223 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
9Astro Ana buys 7 packs of space snacks with 2 in each pack. Rocket Raj has 7 more space snacks than Astro Ana. How many space snacks does Rocket Raj have?
Answer: ______________ space snacks
10Benny the Bear has 375 leaves, gives 86 to Penny the Panda, then gets 62 more. Penny the Panda says Benny the Bear has 351 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 351 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
11A box holds 2 stickers. Leo has 9 full boxes and 8 more stickers. How many stickers does Leo have in all?
Answer: ______________ stickers
12Penny the Panda has 288 leaves, gives 121 to Fifi the Fox, then gets 32 more. Fifi the Fox says Penny the Panda has 199 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 199 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 71 berries
- 2. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 3. 5
- 4. 10 dollars
- 5. 49 space snacks
- 6. 38 seashells
- 7. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 8. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 9. 21 space snacks
- 10. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 11. 26 stickers
- 12. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
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