πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Benny the Bear has $54. Benny the Bear buys 6 toys that cost $4 each. How many dollars does Benny the Bear have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
2Penny the Panda has 27 leaves, gives 12 to Fifi the Fox, then shares the rest equally among 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
3Benny the Bear has 400 berries, gives 97 to Fifi the Fox, then gets 56 more. Fifi the Fox says Benny the Bear has 359 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 359 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
4There are 8 tables with 6 acorns on each. Benny the Bear adds 10 more acorns. How many acorns are there now?
Answer: ______________
5Captain Nova buys 3 packs of satellites with 4 in each pack, then gives 11 to Comet Kim. The letter x stands for how many satellites Captain Nova has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 3 × 4 − 11
- Bx = 3 × 4 + 11
- Cx = 3 + 4 − 11
- Dx = 3 × (4 − 11)
6A box holds 10 satellites. Astro Ana has 10 full boxes and 7 more satellites. How many satellites does Astro Ana have in all?
Answer: ______________ satellites
7Rocket Raj buys 9 packs of space snacks with 4 in each pack, then gives 8 to Captain Nova. How many space snacks does Rocket Raj have left?
Answer: ______________
8Leo buys 2 packs of stickers with 10 in each pack, then gives 16 to Priya. The letter x stands for how many stickers Leo has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 2 × (10 − 16)
- Bx = 2 × 10 − 16
- Cx = 2 × 10 + 16
- Dx = 2 + 10 − 16
9Sam has 28 crayons, gives 3 to Leo, then shares the rest equally among 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
10Ollie the Owl buys 5 packs of fish with 2 in each pack, then gives 8 to Penny the Panda. The letter t stands for how many fish Ollie the Owl has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 5 × 2 − 8
- Bt = 5 + 2 − 8
- Ct = 5 × 2 + 8
- Dt = 5 × (2 − 8)
11Captain Nova buys 4 packs of moon rocks with 5 in each pack. Comet Kim has 5 more moon rocks than Captain Nova. How many moon rocks does Comet Kim have?
Answer: ______________ moon rocks
12A box holds 5 berries. Penny the Panda has 5 full boxes and 6 more berries. How many berries does Penny the Panda have in all?
Answer: ______________ berries
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 30 dollars
- 2. 5
- 3. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 4. 58
- 5. A (x = 3 × 4 − 11)
- 6. 107 satellites
- 7. 28
- 8. B (x = 2 × 10 − 16)
- 9. 5
- 10. A (t = 5 × 2 − 8)
- 11. 25 moon rocks
- 12. 31 berries
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