πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Rocket Raj buys 10 packs of space snacks with 4 in each pack, then gives 35 to Captain Nova. How many space snacks does Rocket Raj have left?
Answer: ______________
2There are 4 tables with 3 fish on each. Fifi the Fox adds 3 more fish. How many fish are there now?
Answer: ______________
3Benny the Bear buys 7 packs of fish with 4 in each pack, then gives 8 to Fifi the Fox. How many fish does Benny the Bear have left?
Answer: ______________
4Leo buys 9 packs of crayons with 3 in each pack, then gives 21 to Lily. The letter x stands for how many crayons Leo has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 9 × 3 + 21
- Bx = 9 + 3 − 21
- Cx = 9 × 3 − 21
- Dx = 9 × (3 − 21)
5Priya has 377 apples, gives 79 to Maya, then gets 88 more. Maya says Priya has 476 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 476 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
6Priya has 100 apples, gives 10 to Omar, then shares the rest equally among 9 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
7Omar has 241 apples, gives 80 to Priya, then gets 33 more. Priya says Omar has 94 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 94 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
8There are 5 tables with 5 acorns on each. Penny the Panda adds 10 more acorns. How many acorns are there now?
Answer: ______________
9There are 2 tables with 10 moon rocks on each. Comet Kim adds 5 more moon rocks. How many moon rocks are there now?
Answer: ______________
10Comet Kim has 51 satellites, gives 16 to Astro Ana, then shares the rest equally among 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
11There are 8 tables with 2 acorns on each. Ollie the Owl adds 3 more acorns. How many acorns are there now?
Answer: ______________
12Rocket Raj buys 7 packs of satellites with 6 in each pack, then gives 33 to Comet Kim. How many satellites does Rocket Raj have left?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 5
- 2. 15
- 3. 20
- 4. C (x = 9 × 3 − 21)
- 5. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 6. 10
- 7. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 8. 35
- 9. 25
- 10. 7
- 11. 19
- 12. 9
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