πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A box holds 8 stickers. Priya has 10 full boxes and 2 more stickers. How many stickers does Priya have in all?
Answer: ______________ stickers
2A box holds 4 seashells. Zoe has 10 full boxes and 3 more seashells. How many seashells does Zoe have in all?
Answer: ______________ seashells
3Comet Kim has $51. Comet Kim buys 7 toys that cost $6 each. How many dollars does Comet Kim have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
4There are 10 tables with 7 books on each. Priya adds 6 more books. How many books are there now?
Answer: ______________
5Fifi the Fox buys 4 packs of leaves with 10 in each pack. Penny the Panda has 5 more leaves than Fifi the Fox. How many leaves does Penny the Panda have?
Answer: ______________ leaves
6There are 3 tables with 3 stickers on each. Priya adds 14 more stickers. How many stickers are there now?
Answer: ______________
7Penny the Panda buys 10 packs of acorns with 9 in each pack. Ollie the Owl has 9 more acorns than Penny the Panda. How many acorns does Ollie the Owl have?
Answer: ______________ acorns
8Astro Ana has 33 satellites, gives 3 to Comet Kim, then shares the rest equally among 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
9Benny the Bear has 316 acorns, gives 130 to Fifi the Fox, then gets 59 more. Fifi the Fox says Benny the Bear has 245 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 245 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
10Zoe buys 6 packs of books with 6 in each pack, then gives 16 to Maya. How many books does Zoe have left?
Answer: ______________
11A box holds 2 marbles. Aiden has 5 full boxes and 5 more marbles. How many marbles does Aiden have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
12Priya buys 10 packs of seashells with 9 in each pack, then gives 39 to Zoe. The letter n stands for how many seashells Priya has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 10 × 9 − 39
- Bn = 10 × 9 + 39
- Cn = 10 + 9 − 39
- Dn = 10 × (9 − 39)
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 82 stickers
- 2. 43 seashells
- 3. 9 dollars
- 4. 76
- 5. 45 leaves
- 6. 23
- 7. 99 acorns
- 8. 6
- 9. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 10. 20
- 11. 15 marbles
- 12. A (n = 10 × 9 − 39)
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