πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Penny the Panda has 35 berries, gives 8 to Ollie the Owl, then shares the rest equally among 9 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
2Penny the Panda buys 2 packs of leaves with 7 in each pack, then gives 7 to Ollie the Owl. How many leaves does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________
3Benny the Bear buys 7 packs of acorns with 8 in each pack, then gives 3 to Penny the Panda. The letter x stands for how many acorns Benny the Bear has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 7 × (8 − 3)
- Bx = 7 × 8 − 3
- Cx = 7 × 8 + 3
- Dx = 7 + 8 − 3
4Comet Kim has 127 star crystals, gives 47 to Astro Ana, then gets 38 more. Astro Ana says Comet Kim has 118 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 118 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
5There are 3 tables with 2 moon rocks on each. Captain Nova adds 11 more moon rocks. How many moon rocks are there now?
Answer: ______________
6Rocket Raj has 56 satellites, gives 20 to Astro Ana, then shares the rest equally among 9 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
7Maya has 56 marbles, gives 2 to Leo, then shares the rest equally among 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
8Penny the Panda has 265 berries, gives 80 to Ollie the Owl, then gets 22 more. Ollie the Owl says Penny the Panda has 297 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 297 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
9Ollie the Owl has 44 berries, gives 16 to Benny the Bear, then shares the rest equally among 4 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
10Captain Nova has 68 star crystals, gives 14 to Comet Kim, then shares the rest equally among 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
11There are 3 tables with 8 apples on each. Lily adds 10 more apples. How many apples are there now?
Answer: ______________
12Aiden has 344 seashells, gives 108 to Sam, then gets 34 more. Sam says Aiden has 270 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 270 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 3
- 2. 7
- 3. B (x = 7 × 8 − 3)
- 4. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 5. 17
- 6. 4
- 7. 9
- 8. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 9. 7
- 10. 9
- 11. 34
- 12. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
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