πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar has 280 crayons, gives 36 to Zoe, then gets 45 more. Zoe says Omar 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
2Maya buys 3 packs of books with 7 in each pack. Omar has 4 more books than Maya. How many books does Omar have?
Answer: ______________ books
3Zoe has 28 marbles, gives 13 to Omar, then shares the rest equally among 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
4Ollie the Owl buys 7 packs of leaves with 2 in each pack, then gives 6 to Benny the Bear. The letter x stands for how many leaves Ollie the Owl has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 7 × 2 − 6
- Bx = 7 × (2 − 6)
- Cx = 7 + 2 − 6
- Dx = 7 × 2 + 6
5Captain Nova has 19 satellites, gives 7 to Astro Ana, then shares the rest equally among 2 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
6Penny the Panda has $78. Penny the Panda buys 9 toys that cost $8 each. How many dollars does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
7Leo buys 9 packs of apples with 6 in each pack. Aiden has 3 more apples than Leo. How many apples does Aiden have?
Answer: ______________ apples
8Ollie the Owl has $40. Ollie the Owl buys 4 toys that cost $5 each. How many dollars does Ollie the Owl have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
9A box holds 7 marbles. Omar has 7 full boxes and 6 more marbles. How many marbles does Omar have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
10Astro Ana has 35 moon rocks, gives 10 to Rocket Raj, then shares the rest equally among 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
11A box holds 10 fish. Benny the Bear has 6 full boxes and 4 more fish. How many fish does Benny the Bear have in all?
Answer: ______________ fish
12Benny the Bear has 55 acorns, gives 19 to Penny the Panda, then shares the rest equally among 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 2. 25 books
- 3. 3
- 4. A (x = 7 × 2 − 6)
- 5. 6
- 6. 6 dollars
- 7. 57 apples
- 8. 20 dollars
- 9. 55 marbles
- 10. 5
- 11. 64 fish
- 12. 6
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