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 25 leaves, gives 10 to Penny the Panda, then shares the rest equally among 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
2Captain Nova has 21 moon rocks, gives 9 to Astro Ana, then shares the rest equally among 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
3Rocket Raj has 121 satellites, gives 35 to Comet Kim, then gets 56 more. Comet Kim says Rocket Raj has 142 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 142 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
4Sam has 90 apples, gives 18 to Priya, then shares the rest equally among 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
5Penny the Panda has 471 fish, gives 124 to Ollie the Owl, then gets 70 more. Ollie the Owl says Penny the Panda has 507 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 507 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
6Rocket Raj buys 4 packs of moon rocks with 8 in each pack, then gives 4 to Astro Ana. The letter n stands for how many moon rocks Rocket Raj has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 4 × 8 + 4
- Bn = 4 × (8 − 4)
- Cn = 4 × 8 − 4
- Dn = 4 + 8 − 4
7Rocket Raj buys 3 packs of moon rocks with 9 in each pack, then gives 5 to Comet Kim. How many moon rocks does Rocket Raj have left?
Answer: ______________
8There are 10 tables with 3 crayons on each. Zoe adds 4 more crayons. How many crayons are there now?
Answer: ______________
9Sam has 32 stickers, gives 7 to Zoe, then shares the rest equally among 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
10Captain Nova buys 5 packs of space snacks with 3 in each pack, then gives 12 to Rocket Raj. How many space snacks does Captain Nova have left?
Answer: ______________
11There are 4 tables with 6 star crystals on each. Rocket Raj adds 15 more star crystals. How many star crystals are there now?
Answer: ______________
12Penny the Panda buys 2 packs of berries with 2 in each pack, then gives 3 to Benny the Bear. How many berries does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 5
- 2. 2
- 3. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 4. 9
- 5. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 6. C (n = 4 × 8 − 4)
- 7. 22
- 8. 34
- 9. 5
- 10. 3
- 11. 39
- 12. 1
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