πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has $50. Lily buys 9 toys that cost $4 each. How many dollars does Lily have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
2Astro Ana buys 9 packs of moon rocks with 3 in each pack, then gives 15 to Comet Kim. The letter t stands for how many moon rocks Astro Ana has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 9 × (3 − 15)
- Bt = 9 + 3 − 15
- Ct = 9 × 3 + 15
- Dt = 9 × 3 − 15
3There are 6 tables with 4 acorns on each. Penny the Panda adds 2 more acorns. How many acorns are there now?
Answer: ______________
4Fifi the Fox buys 10 packs of berries with 5 in each pack. Penny the Panda has 2 more berries than Fifi the Fox. How many berries does Penny the Panda have?
Answer: ______________ berries
5Zoe buys 6 packs of books with 3 in each pack, then gives 8 to Lily. How many books does Zoe have left?
Answer: ______________
6Lily buys 10 packs of seashells with 8 in each pack. Maya has 6 more seashells than Lily. How many seashells does Maya have?
Answer: ______________ seashells
7Leo buys 4 packs of crayons with 6 in each pack, then gives 6 to Omar. How many crayons does Leo have left?
Answer: ______________
8Zoe has 92 seashells, gives 20 to Leo, then shares the rest equally among 9 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
9Zoe buys 3 packs of books with 5 in each pack, then gives 13 to Priya. How many books does Zoe have left?
Answer: ______________
10Penny the Panda buys 10 packs of berries with 6 in each pack, then gives 19 to Fifi the Fox. How many berries does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________
11Benny the Bear has 448 acorns, gives 61 to Ollie the Owl, then gets 81 more. Ollie the Owl says Benny the Bear has 468 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 468 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
12A box holds 6 crayons. Zoe has 10 full boxes and 8 more crayons. How many crayons does Zoe have in all?
Answer: ______________ crayons
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 14 dollars
- 2. D (t = 9 × 3 − 15)
- 3. 26
- 4. 52 berries
- 5. 10
- 6. 86 seashells
- 7. 18
- 8. 8
- 9. 2
- 10. 41
- 11. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 12. 68 crayons
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