πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Benny the Bear has 313 leaves, gives 126 to Ollie the Owl, then gets 32 more. Ollie the Owl says Benny the Bear has 219 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 219 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
2There are 3 tables with 10 satellites on each. Comet Kim adds 12 more satellites. How many satellites are there now?
Answer: ______________
3Captain Nova has 75 moon rocks, gives 15 to Rocket Raj, then shares the rest equally among 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
4Comet Kim has 456 moon rocks, gives 128 to Captain Nova, then gets 53 more. Captain Nova says Comet Kim has 281 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 281 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
5Ollie the Owl has 50 berries, gives 20 to Benny the Bear, then shares the rest equally among 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
6Leo buys 5 packs of stickers with 8 in each pack, then gives 17 to Omar. The letter n stands for how many stickers Leo has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 5 × (8 − 17)
- Bn = 5 × 8 − 17
- Cn = 5 + 8 − 17
- Dn = 5 × 8 + 17
7Aiden has 310 crayons, gives 33 to Maya, then gets 34 more. Maya says Aiden has 201 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 201 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
8Fifi the Fox has 16 leaves, gives 1 to Penny the Panda, then shares the rest equally among 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
9There are 10 tables with 9 moon rocks on each. Captain Nova adds 11 more moon rocks. How many moon rocks are there now?
Answer: ______________
10Omar buys 6 packs of stickers with 3 in each pack, then gives 14 to Zoe. How many stickers does Omar have left?
Answer: ______________
11Maya buys 9 packs of stickers with 5 in each pack, then gives 25 to Zoe. How many stickers does Maya have left?
Answer: ______________
12Priya has 37 marbles, gives 13 to Maya, then shares the rest equally among 4 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 2. 42
- 3. 10
- 4. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 5. 5
- 6. B (n = 5 × 8 − 17)
- 7. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 8. 3
- 9. 101
- 10. 4
- 11. 20
- 12. 6
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