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 leaves. Penny the Panda has 8 full boxes and 9 more leaves. How many leaves does Penny the Panda have in all?
Answer: ______________ leaves
2Omar buys 5 packs of crayons with 5 in each pack, then gives 6 to Lily. The letter t stands for how many crayons Omar has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 5 × 5 − 6
- Bt = 5 × (5 − 6)
- Ct = 5 × 5 + 6
- Dt = 5 + 5 − 6
3There are 4 tables with 7 star crystals on each. Astro Ana adds 12 more star crystals. How many star crystals are there now?
Answer: ______________
4Rocket Raj has 415 space snacks, gives 112 to Captain Nova, then gets 53 more. Captain Nova says Rocket Raj has 256 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 256 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
5A box holds 9 satellites. Rocket Raj has 5 full boxes and 6 more satellites. How many satellites does Rocket Raj have in all?
Answer: ______________ satellites
6Omar has $45. Omar buys 5 toys that cost $8 each. How many dollars does Omar have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
7Penny the Panda buys 4 packs of berries with 7 in each pack, then gives 16 to Fifi the Fox. The letter b stands for how many berries Penny the Panda has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 4 × 7 + 16
- Bb = 4 × 7 − 16
- Cb = 4 + 7 − 16
- Db = 4 × (7 − 16)
8Omar buys 7 packs of books with 4 in each pack, then gives 25 to Leo. How many books does Omar have left?
Answer: ______________
9Aiden has 60 crayons, gives 15 to Sam, then shares the rest equally among 9 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
10Astro Ana buys 7 packs of satellites with 10 in each pack. Rocket Raj has 6 more satellites than Astro Ana. How many satellites does Rocket Raj have?
Answer: ______________ satellites
11Maya has 41 marbles, gives 17 to Lily, then shares the rest equally among 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
12Aiden has 16 books, gives 12 to Zoe, then shares the rest equally among 2 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 73 leaves
- 2. A (t = 5 × 5 − 6)
- 3. 40
- 4. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 5. 51 satellites
- 6. 5 dollars
- 7. B (b = 4 × 7 − 16)
- 8. 3
- 9. 5
- 10. 76 satellites
- 11. 8
- 12. 2
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