πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova buys 5 packs of satellites with 2 in each pack. Comet Kim has 9 more satellites than Captain Nova. How many satellites does Comet Kim have?
Answer: ______________ satellites
2Rocket Raj has 50 moon rocks, gives 2 to Comet Kim, then shares the rest equally among 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
3Benny the Bear has 468 leaves, gives 69 to Fifi the Fox, then gets 67 more. Fifi the Fox says Benny the Bear has 466 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 466 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
4Penny the Panda buys 5 packs of acorns with 2 in each pack. Ollie the Owl has 8 more acorns than Penny the Panda. How many acorns does Ollie the Owl have?
Answer: ______________ acorns
5Penny the Panda has 73 acorns, gives 1 to Benny the Bear, then shares the rest equally among 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
6Rocket Raj buys 9 packs of space snacks with 6 in each pack, then gives 25 to Captain Nova. The letter t stands for how many space snacks Rocket Raj has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 9 × 6 − 25
- Bt = 9 + 6 − 25
- Ct = 9 × (6 − 25)
- Dt = 9 × 6 + 25
7Penny the Panda has 415 berries, gives 49 to Ollie the Owl, then gets 26 more. Ollie the Owl says Penny the Panda has 392 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 392 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
8A box holds 3 marbles. Lily has 4 full boxes and 3 more marbles. How many marbles does Lily have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
9Penny the Panda has 96 acorns, gives 16 to Ollie the Owl, then shares the rest equally among 10 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
10A box holds 8 star crystals. Captain Nova has 9 full boxes and 4 more star crystals. How many star crystals does Captain Nova have in all?
Answer: ______________ star crystals
11Penny the Panda has $31. Penny the Panda buys 5 toys that cost $3 each. How many dollars does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
12A box holds 4 stickers. Leo has 3 full boxes and 5 more stickers. How many stickers does Leo have in all?
Answer: ______________ stickers
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 19 satellites
- 2. 8
- 3. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 4. 18 acorns
- 5. 9
- 6. A (t = 9 × 6 − 25)
- 7. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 8. 15 marbles
- 9. 8
- 10. 76 star crystals
- 11. 16 dollars
- 12. 17 stickers
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