πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A box holds 4 apples. Zoe has 5 full boxes and 9 more apples. How many apples does Zoe have in all?
Answer: ______________ apples
2Rocket Raj buys 5 packs of satellites with 5 in each pack, then gives 12 to Captain Nova. The letter t stands for how many satellites Rocket Raj has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 5 × 5 + 12
- Bt = 5 + 5 − 12
- Ct = 5 × 5 − 12
- Dt = 5 × (5 − 12)
3Ollie the Owl buys 6 packs of fish with 6 in each pack, then gives 24 to Benny the Bear. How many fish does Ollie the Owl have left?
Answer: ______________
4Captain Nova has 19 satellites, gives 13 to Rocket Raj, then shares the rest equally among 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
5Ollie the Owl buys 7 packs of acorns with 10 in each pack, then gives 68 to Fifi the Fox. How many acorns does Ollie the Owl have left?
Answer: ______________
6Benny the Bear buys 7 packs of fish with 5 in each pack. Ollie the Owl has 9 more fish than Benny the Bear. How many fish does Ollie the Owl have?
Answer: ______________ fish
7Rocket Raj has $68. Rocket Raj buys 8 toys that cost $6 each. How many dollars does Rocket Raj have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
8Zoe buys 3 packs of apples with 7 in each pack, then gives 12 to Aiden. The letter x stands for how many apples Zoe has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 3 × (7 − 12)
- Bx = 3 × 7 − 12
- Cx = 3 + 7 − 12
- Dx = 3 × 7 + 12
9Rocket Raj buys 7 packs of moon rocks with 5 in each pack, then gives 21 to Comet Kim. How many moon rocks does Rocket Raj have left?
Answer: ______________
10Zoe buys 8 packs of crayons with 8 in each pack. Maya has 5 more crayons than Zoe. How many crayons does Maya have?
Answer: ______________ crayons
11Maya buys 2 packs of seashells with 8 in each pack. Lily has 8 more seashells than Maya. How many seashells does Lily have?
Answer: ______________ seashells
12Astro Ana buys 7 packs of moon rocks with 9 in each pack. Captain Nova has 5 more moon rocks than Astro Ana. How many moon rocks does Captain Nova have?
Answer: ______________ moon rocks
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 29 apples
- 2. C (t = 5 × 5 − 12)
- 3. 12
- 4. 2
- 5. 2
- 6. 44 fish
- 7. 20 dollars
- 8. B (x = 3 × 7 − 12)
- 9. 14
- 10. 69 crayons
- 11. 24 seashells
- 12. 68 moon rocks
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