πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe buys 3 packs of stickers with 7 in each pack, then gives 2 to Sam. The letter t stands for how many stickers Zoe has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 3 × 7 − 2
- Bt = 3 + 7 − 2
- Ct = 3 × (7 − 2)
- Dt = 3 × 7 + 2
2There are 4 tables with 10 satellites on each. Rocket Raj adds 8 more satellites. How many satellites are there now?
Answer: ______________
3There are 5 tables with 7 apples on each. Priya adds 9 more apples. How many apples are there now?
Answer: ______________
4There are 7 tables with 4 acorns on each. Penny the Panda adds 8 more acorns. How many acorns are there now?
Answer: ______________
5Comet Kim buys 7 packs of moon rocks with 4 in each pack, then gives 16 to Astro Ana. The letter x stands for how many moon rocks Comet Kim has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 7 + 4 − 16
- Bx = 7 × 4 − 16
- Cx = 7 × (4 − 16)
- Dx = 7 × 4 + 16
6There are 9 tables with 6 moon rocks on each. Rocket Raj adds 4 more moon rocks. How many moon rocks are there now?
Answer: ______________
7Captain Nova has 96 moon rocks, gives 6 to Rocket Raj, then shares the rest equally among 10 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
8Sam buys 8 packs of marbles with 10 in each pack, then gives 17 to Maya. How many marbles does Sam have left?
Answer: ______________
9Benny the Bear has 462 leaves, gives 146 to Ollie the Owl, then gets 71 more. Ollie the Owl says Benny the Bear has 387 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 387 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
10There are 4 tables with 10 space snacks on each. Rocket Raj adds 10 more space snacks. How many space snacks are there now?
Answer: ______________
11Captain Nova buys 5 packs of space snacks with 4 in each pack, then gives 19 to Rocket Raj. How many space snacks does Captain Nova have left?
Answer: ______________
12Omar buys 9 packs of books with 7 in each pack, then gives 58 to Maya. How many books does Omar have left?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. A (t = 3 × 7 − 2)
- 2. 48
- 3. 44
- 4. 36
- 5. B (x = 7 × 4 − 16)
- 6. 58
- 7. 9
- 8. 63
- 9. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 10. 50
- 11. 1
- 12. 5
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