πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam has $33. Sam buys 2 toys that cost $4 each. How many dollars does Sam have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
2Astro Ana has 101 star crystals, gives 11 to Captain Nova, then shares the rest equally among 10 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
3Comet Kim buys 7 packs of moon rocks with 10 in each pack, then gives 46 to Rocket Raj. How many moon rocks does Comet Kim have left?
Answer: ______________
4Omar has 141 books, gives 74 to Lily, then gets 41 more. Lily says Omar has 108 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 108 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
5Astro Ana buys 10 packs of star crystals with 2 in each pack. Captain Nova has 9 more star crystals than Astro Ana. How many star crystals does Captain Nova have?
Answer: ______________ star crystals
6Ollie the Owl buys 10 packs of berries with 2 in each pack, then gives 8 to Penny the Panda. How many berries does Ollie the Owl have left?
Answer: ______________
7Comet Kim buys 3 packs of space snacks with 6 in each pack, then gives 4 to Captain Nova. The letter t stands for how many space snacks Comet Kim has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 3 × 6 + 4
- Bt = 3 + 6 − 4
- Ct = 3 × 6 − 4
- Dt = 3 × (6 − 4)
8Sam has $37. Sam buys 4 toys that cost $2 each. How many dollars does Sam have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
9Rocket Raj buys 5 packs of space snacks with 2 in each pack. Astro Ana has 3 more space snacks than Rocket Raj. How many space snacks does Astro Ana have?
Answer: ______________ space snacks
10Aiden buys 5 packs of books with 3 in each pack, then gives 10 to Zoe. The letter x stands for how many books Aiden has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 5 × 3 + 10
- Bx = 5 × 3 − 10
- Cx = 5 × (3 − 10)
- Dx = 5 + 3 − 10
11There are 10 tables with 6 leaves on each. Ollie the Owl adds 9 more leaves. How many leaves are there now?
Answer: ______________
12A box holds 4 leaves. Ollie the Owl has 8 full boxes and 5 more leaves. How many leaves does Ollie the Owl have in all?
Answer: ______________ leaves
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 25 dollars
- 2. 9
- 3. 24
- 4. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 5. 29 star crystals
- 6. 12
- 7. C (t = 3 × 6 − 4)
- 8. 29 dollars
- 9. 13 space snacks
- 10. B (x = 5 × 3 − 10)
- 11. 69
- 12. 37 leaves
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