πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Fifi the Fox buys 10 packs of fish with 2 in each pack. Benny the Bear has 5 more fish than Fifi the Fox. How many fish does Benny the Bear have?
Answer: ______________ fish
2Benny the Bear has 52 leaves, gives 4 to Ollie the Owl, then shares the rest equally among 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
3Captain Nova buys 8 packs of satellites with 10 in each pack, then gives 5 to Comet Kim. How many satellites does Captain Nova have left?
Answer: ______________
4Benny the Bear buys 9 packs of fish with 3 in each pack. Penny the Panda has 8 more fish than Benny the Bear. How many fish does Penny the Panda have?
Answer: ______________ fish
5Maya has 427 books, gives 119 to Leo, then gets 80 more. Leo says Maya has 298 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 298 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
6Comet Kim has 22 satellites, gives 12 to Captain Nova, then shares the rest equally among 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
7Comet Kim buys 9 packs of space snacks with 4 in each pack. Captain Nova has 5 more space snacks than Comet Kim. How many space snacks does Captain Nova have?
Answer: ______________ space snacks
8Lily has 188 stickers, gives 74 to Omar, then gets 23 more. Omar says Lily has 237 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 237 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
9Penny the Panda has 52 acorns, gives 10 to Ollie the Owl, then shares the rest equally among 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
10Captain Nova buys 2 packs of space snacks with 2 in each pack. Rocket Raj has 5 more space snacks than Captain Nova. How many space snacks does Rocket Raj have?
Answer: ______________ space snacks
11Astro Ana buys 10 packs of satellites with 4 in each pack, then gives 24 to Captain Nova. The letter t stands for how many satellites Astro Ana has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 10 × 4 − 24
- Bt = 10 × (4 − 24)
- Ct = 10 × 4 + 24
- Dt = 10 + 4 − 24
12Astro Ana has 62 moon rocks, gives 12 to Comet Kim, then shares the rest equally among 10 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 25 fish
- 2. 6
- 3. 75
- 4. 35 fish
- 5. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 6. 2
- 7. 41 space snacks
- 8. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 9. 7
- 10. 9 space snacks
- 11. A (t = 10 × 4 − 24)
- 12. 5
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