πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova buys 6 packs of space snacks with 4 in each pack, then gives 8 to Comet Kim. How many space snacks does Captain Nova have left?
Answer: ______________
2Comet Kim buys 4 packs of moon rocks with 2 in each pack, then gives 6 to Astro Ana. The letter b stands for how many moon rocks Comet Kim has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 4 × (2 − 6)
- Bb = 4 × 2 + 6
- Cb = 4 × 2 − 6
- Db = 4 + 2 − 6
3Zoe has 69 crayons, gives 9 to Maya, then shares the rest equally among 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
4There are 6 tables with 10 acorns on each. Fifi the Fox adds 12 more acorns. How many acorns are there now?
Answer: ______________
5Maya has 192 crayons, gives 141 to Omar, then gets 78 more. Omar says Maya has 29 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 29 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
6There are 3 tables with 6 apples on each. Sam adds 6 more apples. How many apples are there now?
Answer: ______________
7Fifi the Fox has 184 fish, gives 30 to Penny the Panda, then gets 71 more. Penny the Panda says Fifi the Fox has 125 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 125 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
8Maya buys 6 packs of books with 9 in each pack, then gives 22 to Sam. The letter n stands for how many books Maya has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 6 + 9 − 22
- Bn = 6 × (9 − 22)
- Cn = 6 × 9 + 22
- Dn = 6 × 9 − 22
9There are 3 tables with 6 star crystals on each. Comet Kim adds 7 more star crystals. How many star crystals are there now?
Answer: ______________
10Priya buys 4 packs of apples with 7 in each pack, then gives 25 to Maya. The letter x stands for how many apples Priya has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 4 × 7 + 25
- Bx = 4 × 7 − 25
- Cx = 4 × (7 − 25)
- Dx = 4 + 7 − 25
11There are 10 tables with 2 moon rocks on each. Rocket Raj adds 7 more moon rocks. How many moon rocks are there now?
Answer: ______________
12A box holds 3 acorns. Fifi the Fox has 10 full boxes and 3 more acorns. How many acorns does Fifi the Fox have in all?
Answer: ______________ acorns
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 16
- 2. C (b = 4 × 2 − 6)
- 3. 10
- 4. 72
- 5. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 6. 24
- 7. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 8. D (n = 6 × 9 − 22)
- 9. 25
- 10. B (x = 4 × 7 − 25)
- 11. 27
- 12. 33 acorns
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