πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya has 12 marbles, gives 6 to Sam, then shares the rest equally among 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
2Comet Kim has 56 star crystals, gives 16 to Astro Ana, then shares the rest equally among 4 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
3Sam buys 8 packs of books with 8 in each pack, then gives 37 to Priya. How many books does Sam have left?
Answer: ______________
4Omar buys 5 packs of apples with 7 in each pack, then gives 3 to Aiden. The letter t stands for how many apples Omar has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 5 + 7 − 3
- Bt = 5 × 7 − 3
- Ct = 5 × 7 + 3
- Dt = 5 × (7 − 3)
5Leo has 37 apples, gives 13 to Maya, then shares the rest equally among 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
6Astro Ana buys 8 packs of space snacks with 8 in each pack, then gives 19 to Captain Nova. How many space snacks does Astro Ana have left?
Answer: ______________
7Captain Nova has 226 star crystals, gives 31 to Astro Ana, then gets 52 more. Astro Ana says Captain Nova has 347 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 347 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
8Penny the Panda buys 6 packs of leaves with 5 in each pack, then gives 2 to Benny the Bear. How many leaves does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________
9Ollie the Owl has 59 leaves, gives 5 to Fifi the Fox, then shares the rest equally among 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
10There are 10 tables with 5 berries on each. Benny the Bear adds 2 more berries. How many berries are there now?
Answer: ______________
11There are 8 tables with 8 fish on each. Ollie the Owl adds 12 more fish. How many fish are there now?
Answer: ______________
12There are 6 tables with 6 marbles on each. Lily adds 8 more marbles. How many marbles are there now?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 2
- 2. 10
- 3. 27
- 4. B (t = 5 × 7 − 3)
- 5. 3
- 6. 45
- 7. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 8. 28
- 9. 9
- 10. 52
- 11. 76
- 12. 44
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