πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 8 tables with 4 apples on each. Leo adds 9 more apples. How many apples are there now?
Answer: ______________
2Astro Ana has 48 moon rocks, gives 18 to Rocket Raj, then shares the rest equally among 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
3Benny the Bear buys 8 packs of fish with 9 in each pack, then gives 23 to Fifi the Fox. How many fish does Benny the Bear have left?
Answer: ______________
4Leo has 156 marbles, gives 60 to Omar, then gets 70 more. Omar says Leo has 76 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 76 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
5Penny the Panda buys 5 packs of fish with 10 in each pack, then gives 6 to Benny the Bear. How many fish does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________
6Fifi the Fox buys 8 packs of leaves with 4 in each pack, then gives 22 to Penny the Panda. How many leaves does Fifi the Fox have left?
Answer: ______________
7There are 4 tables with 3 apples on each. Maya adds 7 more apples. How many apples are there now?
Answer: ______________
8Rocket Raj has 320 star crystals, gives 61 to Comet Kim, then gets 88 more. Comet Kim says Rocket Raj has 237 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 237 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
9Penny the Panda has 46 leaves, gives 16 to Fifi the Fox, then shares the rest equally among 10 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
10There are 10 tables with 8 seashells on each. Priya adds 11 more seashells. How many seashells are there now?
Answer: ______________
11Benny the Bear buys 4 packs of acorns with 2 in each pack, then gives 5 to Penny the Panda. How many acorns does Benny the Bear have left?
Answer: ______________
12Omar buys 8 packs of seashells with 8 in each pack, then gives 29 to Leo. How many seashells does Omar have left?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 41
- 2. 5
- 3. 49
- 4. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 5. 44
- 6. 10
- 7. 19
- 8. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 9. 3
- 10. 91
- 11. 3
- 12. 35
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