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 8 packs of berries with 10 in each pack, then gives 55 to Penny the Panda. How many berries does Benny the Bear have left?
Answer: ______________
2Captain Nova has 48 satellites, gives 18 to Rocket Raj, then shares the rest equally among 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
3Maya has 46 books, gives 19 to Omar, then shares the rest equally among 9 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
4Ollie the Owl has 46 berries, gives 16 to Fifi the Fox, then shares the rest equally among 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
5Captain Nova has 179 satellites, gives 60 to Astro Ana, then gets 86 more. Astro Ana says Captain Nova has 205 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 205 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
6Captain Nova has 61 satellites, gives 5 to Astro Ana, then shares the rest equally among 7 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
7Zoe buys 7 packs of books with 3 in each pack, then gives 17 to Aiden. The letter b stands for how many books Zoe has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 7 × (3 − 17)
- Bb = 7 + 3 − 17
- Cb = 7 × 3 + 17
- Db = 7 × 3 − 17
8Comet Kim buys 7 packs of moon rocks with 3 in each pack, then gives 16 to Captain Nova. The letter n stands for how many moon rocks Comet Kim has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 7 + 3 − 16
- Bn = 7 × 3 − 16
- Cn = 7 × (3 − 16)
- Dn = 7 × 3 + 16
9Zoe has 30 seashells, gives 16 to Leo, then shares the rest equally among 2 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
10Benny the Bear buys 8 packs of berries with 2 in each pack, then gives 6 to Ollie the Owl. The letter t stands for how many berries Benny the Bear has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 8 × (2 − 6)
- Bt = 8 × 2 − 6
- Ct = 8 + 2 − 6
- Dt = 8 × 2 + 6
11Ollie the Owl has 16 fish, gives 8 to Benny the Bear, then shares the rest equally among 4 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
12There are 5 tables with 9 stickers on each. Lily adds 7 more stickers. How many stickers are there now?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 25
- 2. 10
- 3. 3
- 4. 10
- 5. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 6. 8
- 7. D (b = 7 × 3 − 17)
- 8. B (n = 7 × 3 − 16)
- 9. 7
- 10. B (t = 8 × 2 − 6)
- 11. 2
- 12. 52
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