πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden has 341 seashells, gives 34 to Lily, then gets 46 more. Lily says Aiden has 353 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 353 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
2A box holds 7 apples. Zoe has 9 full boxes and 4 more apples. How many apples does Zoe have in all?
Answer: ______________ apples
3Leo has 319 books, gives 58 to Priya, then gets 28 more. Priya says Leo has 289 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 289 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
4Rocket Raj buys 6 packs of star crystals with 5 in each pack, then gives 16 to Captain Nova. The letter t stands for how many star crystals Rocket Raj has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 6 × 5 − 16
- Bt = 6 × 5 + 16
- Ct = 6 + 5 − 16
- Dt = 6 × (5 − 16)
5Maya buys 6 packs of seashells with 8 in each pack, then gives 31 to Omar. The letter x stands for how many seashells Maya has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 6 × 8 + 31
- Bx = 6 + 8 − 31
- Cx = 6 × 8 − 31
- Dx = 6 × (8 − 31)
6Priya buys 7 packs of crayons with 9 in each pack. Zoe has 7 more crayons than Priya. How many crayons does Zoe have?
Answer: ______________ crayons
7A box holds 6 marbles. Leo has 10 full boxes and 3 more marbles. How many marbles does Leo have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
8Aiden has 335 stickers, gives 141 to Lily, then gets 62 more. Lily says Aiden has 146 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 146 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
9A box holds 9 stickers. Aiden has 9 full boxes and 7 more stickers. How many stickers does Aiden have in all?
Answer: ______________ stickers
10Benny the Bear buys 8 packs of acorns with 3 in each pack. Penny the Panda has 9 more acorns than Benny the Bear. How many acorns does Penny the Panda have?
Answer: ______________ acorns
11Maya has 75 marbles, gives 19 to Priya, then shares the rest equally among 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
12Ollie the Owl has 272 acorns, gives 74 to Benny the Bear, then gets 54 more. Benny the Bear says Ollie the Owl has 252 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 252 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 2. 67 apples
- 3. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 4. A (t = 6 × 5 − 16)
- 5. C (x = 6 × 8 − 31)
- 6. 70 crayons
- 7. 63 marbles
- 8. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 9. 88 stickers
- 10. 33 acorns
- 11. 7
- 12. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
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