πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Penny the Panda buys 6 packs of fish with 6 in each pack, then gives 28 to Fifi the Fox. How many fish does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________
2Benny the Bear has 469 leaves, gives 95 to Fifi the Fox, then gets 90 more. Fifi the Fox says Benny the Bear has 364 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 364 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
3Ollie the Owl has $50. Ollie the Owl buys 10 toys that cost $2 each. How many dollars does Ollie the Owl have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
4A box holds 8 satellites. Rocket Raj has 5 full boxes and 5 more satellites. How many satellites does Rocket Raj have in all?
Answer: ______________ satellites
5A box holds 8 moon rocks. Comet Kim has 9 full boxes and 5 more moon rocks. How many moon rocks does Comet Kim have in all?
Answer: ______________ moon rocks
6Fifi the Fox has 32 leaves, gives 14 to Benny the Bear, then shares the rest equally among 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
7Benny the Bear buys 2 packs of fish with 3 in each pack. Penny the Panda has 3 more fish than Benny the Bear. How many fish does Penny the Panda have?
Answer: ______________ fish
8Comet Kim buys 2 packs of moon rocks with 10 in each pack. Rocket Raj has 5 more moon rocks than Comet Kim. How many moon rocks does Rocket Raj have?
Answer: ______________ moon rocks
9A box holds 7 fish. Benny the Bear has 8 full boxes and 4 more fish. How many fish does Benny the Bear have in all?
Answer: ______________ fish
10Captain Nova buys 4 packs of satellites with 3 in each pack, then gives 5 to Rocket Raj. How many satellites does Captain Nova have left?
Answer: ______________
11Benny the Bear buys 10 packs of fish with 2 in each pack. Fifi the Fox has 2 more fish than Benny the Bear. How many fish does Fifi the Fox have?
Answer: ______________ fish
12Benny the Bear has 263 berries, gives 46 to Fifi the Fox, then gets 68 more. Fifi the Fox says Benny the Bear has 285 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 285 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 8
- 2. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 3. 30 dollars
- 4. 45 satellites
- 5. 77 moon rocks
- 6. 3
- 7. 9 fish
- 8. 25 moon rocks
- 9. 60 fish
- 10. 7
- 11. 22 fish
- 12. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
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