πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam buys 5 packs of apples with 4 in each pack, then gives 13 to Aiden. The letter b stands for how many apples Sam has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 5 × 4 + 13
- Bb = 5 + 4 − 13
- Cb = 5 × (4 − 13)
- Db = 5 × 4 − 13
2There are 2 tables with 8 apples on each. Priya adds 7 more apples. How many apples are there now?
Answer: ______________
3Zoe buys 4 packs of stickers with 9 in each pack, then gives 33 to Lily. How many stickers does Zoe have left?
Answer: ______________
4There are 10 tables with 6 star crystals on each. Comet Kim adds 5 more star crystals. How many star crystals are there now?
Answer: ______________
5Lily has 273 stickers, gives 56 to Omar, then gets 51 more. Omar says Lily has 368 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 368 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
6Comet Kim buys 4 packs of moon rocks with 4 in each pack, then gives 10 to Captain Nova. How many moon rocks does Comet Kim have left?
Answer: ______________
7There are 7 tables with 8 marbles on each. Zoe adds 12 more marbles. How many marbles are there now?
Answer: ______________
8Fifi the Fox buys 7 packs of berries with 8 in each pack, then gives 35 to Penny the Panda. How many berries does Fifi the Fox have left?
Answer: ______________
9Ollie the Owl buys 2 packs of berries with 7 in each pack, then gives 2 to Penny the Panda. The letter b stands for how many berries Ollie the Owl has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 2 × 7 + 2
- Bb = 2 × 7 − 2
- Cb = 2 + 7 − 2
- Db = 2 × (7 − 2)
10Maya has 27 marbles, gives 3 to Omar, then shares the rest equally among 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
11There are 9 tables with 2 space snacks on each. Comet Kim adds 11 more space snacks. How many space snacks are there now?
Answer: ______________
12Leo buys 9 packs of books with 5 in each pack, then gives 24 to Aiden. The letter b stands for how many books Leo has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 9 × (5 − 24)
- Bb = 9 + 5 − 24
- Cb = 9 × 5 − 24
- Db = 9 × 5 + 24
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. D (b = 5 × 4 − 13)
- 2. 23
- 3. 3
- 4. 65
- 5. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 6. 6
- 7. 68
- 8. 21
- 9. B (b = 2 × 7 − 2)
- 10. 8
- 11. 29
- 12. C (b = 9 × 5 − 24)
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