πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Benny the Bear buys 9 packs of berries with 2 in each pack, then gives 12 to Ollie the Owl. The letter x stands for how many berries Benny the Bear has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 9 × (2 − 12)
- Bx = 9 + 2 − 12
- Cx = 9 × 2 − 12
- Dx = 9 × 2 + 12
2Penny the Panda has 28 berries, gives 10 to Ollie the Owl, then shares the rest equally among 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
3Astro Ana has 17 moon rocks, gives 5 to Comet Kim, then shares the rest equally among 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
4Penny the Panda buys 2 packs of berries with 5 in each pack, then gives 5 to Ollie the Owl. How many berries does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________
5There are 7 tables with 10 satellites on each. Rocket Raj adds 5 more satellites. How many satellites are there now?
Answer: ______________
6There are 5 tables with 7 acorns on each. Ollie the Owl adds 7 more acorns. How many acorns are there now?
Answer: ______________
7A box holds 6 star crystals. Rocket Raj has 9 full boxes and 2 more star crystals. How many star crystals does Rocket Raj have in all?
Answer: ______________ star crystals
8There are 8 tables with 10 leaves on each. Ollie the Owl adds 13 more leaves. How many leaves are there now?
Answer: ______________
9Leo buys 10 packs of books with 6 in each pack, then gives 4 to Sam. The letter x stands for how many books Leo has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 10 × 6 + 4
- Bx = 10 + 6 − 4
- Cx = 10 × (6 − 4)
- Dx = 10 × 6 − 4
10There are 5 tables with 8 star crystals on each. Comet Kim adds 8 more star crystals. How many star crystals are there now?
Answer: ______________
11Aiden buys 3 packs of seashells with 8 in each pack. Zoe has 8 more seashells than Aiden. How many seashells does Zoe have?
Answer: ______________ seashells
12Captain Nova buys 3 packs of moon rocks with 4 in each pack, then gives 3 to Astro Ana. The letter t stands for how many moon rocks Captain Nova has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 3 × (4 − 3)
- Bt = 3 × 4 + 3
- Ct = 3 × 4 − 3
- Dt = 3 + 4 − 3
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. C (x = 9 × 2 − 12)
- 2. 6
- 3. 2
- 4. 5
- 5. 75
- 6. 42
- 7. 56 star crystals
- 8. 93
- 9. D (x = 10 × 6 − 4)
- 10. 48
- 11. 32 seashells
- 12. C (t = 3 × 4 − 3)
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