πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A box holds 6 space snacks. Comet Kim has 7 full boxes and 8 more space snacks. How many space snacks does Comet Kim have in all?
Answer: ______________ space snacks
2Comet Kim has $42. Comet Kim buys 4 toys that cost $3 each. How many dollars does Comet Kim have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
3Aiden buys 8 packs of crayons with 7 in each pack, then gives 19 to Maya. How many crayons does Aiden have left?
Answer: ______________
4Rocket Raj buys 10 packs of moon rocks with 8 in each pack, then gives 26 to Comet Kim. How many moon rocks does Rocket Raj have left?
Answer: ______________
5A box holds 7 apples. Maya has 6 full boxes and 9 more apples. How many apples does Maya have in all?
Answer: ______________ apples
6Leo has $42. Leo buys 3 toys that cost $10 each. How many dollars does Leo have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
7Astro Ana has $83. Astro Ana buys 9 toys that cost $7 each. How many dollars does Astro Ana have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
8Astro Ana buys 3 packs of star crystals with 8 in each pack, then gives 23 to Rocket Raj. The letter b stands for how many star crystals Astro Ana has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 3 × 8 − 23
- Bb = 3 × (8 − 23)
- Cb = 3 × 8 + 23
- Db = 3 + 8 − 23
9Omar has 142 seashells, gives 53 to Maya, then gets 87 more. Maya says Omar has 76 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 76 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
10Penny the Panda has 56 acorns, gives 20 to Ollie the Owl, then shares the rest equally among 9 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
11Priya has 392 marbles, gives 102 to Leo, then gets 54 more. Leo says Priya has 344 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 344 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
12A box holds 5 apples. Lily has 5 full boxes and 6 more apples. How many apples does Lily have in all?
Answer: ______________ apples
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 50 space snacks
- 2. 30 dollars
- 3. 37
- 4. 54
- 5. 51 apples
- 6. 12 dollars
- 7. 20 dollars
- 8. A (b = 3 × 8 − 23)
- 9. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 10. 4
- 11. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 12. 31 apples
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