πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 9 tables with 4 leaves on each. Penny the Panda adds 6 more leaves. How many leaves are there now?
Answer: ______________
2Penny the Panda has 291 leaves, gives 77 to Fifi the Fox, then gets 47 more. Fifi the Fox says Penny the Panda has 261 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 261 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
3Ollie the Owl has 18 acorns, gives 6 to Benny the Bear, then shares the rest equally among 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
4Ollie the Owl buys 10 packs of acorns with 10 in each pack, then gives 51 to Benny the Bear. The letter b stands for how many acorns Ollie the Owl has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 10 + 10 − 51
- Bb = 10 × 10 + 51
- Cb = 10 × (10 − 51)
- Db = 10 × 10 − 51
5Captain Nova buys 9 packs of moon rocks with 3 in each pack, then gives 2 to Rocket Raj. How many moon rocks does Captain Nova have left?
Answer: ______________
6Sam has 234 apples, gives 68 to Maya, then gets 48 more. Maya says Sam has 214 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 214 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
7Fifi the Fox has 280 berries, gives 107 to Benny the Bear, then gets 50 more. Benny the Bear says Fifi the Fox has 223 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 223 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
8Zoe has 422 stickers, gives 120 to Priya, then gets 88 more. Priya says Zoe has 390 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 390 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
9Penny the Panda buys 5 packs of berries with 8 in each pack. Ollie the Owl has 2 more berries than Penny the Panda. How many berries does Ollie the Owl have?
Answer: ______________ berries
10Astro Ana buys 9 packs of star crystals with 6 in each pack, then gives 37 to Comet Kim. How many star crystals does Astro Ana have left?
Answer: ______________
11Lily buys 9 packs of marbles with 6 in each pack. Maya has 3 more marbles than Lily. How many marbles does Maya have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
12Ollie the Owl buys 5 packs of fish with 2 in each pack, then gives 5 to Fifi the Fox. How many fish does Ollie the Owl have left?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 42
- 2. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 3. 2
- 4. D (b = 10 × 10 − 51)
- 5. 25
- 6. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 7. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 8. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 9. 42 berries
- 10. 17
- 11. 57 marbles
- 12. 5
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