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 56 berries, gives 20 to Fifi the Fox, then shares the rest equally among 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
2Penny the Panda buys 2 packs of fish with 10 in each pack, then gives 19 to Benny the Bear. How many fish does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________
3Captain Nova has 384 satellites, gives 139 to Rocket Raj, then gets 43 more. Rocket Raj says Captain Nova has 388 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 388 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
4Fifi the Fox buys 2 packs of leaves with 9 in each pack, then gives 12 to Ollie the Owl. How many leaves does Fifi the Fox have left?
Answer: ______________
5Zoe buys 9 packs of marbles with 10 in each pack, then gives 9 to Aiden. How many marbles does Zoe have left?
Answer: ______________
6Sam buys 3 packs of apples with 6 in each pack, then gives 10 to Priya. How many apples does Sam have left?
Answer: ______________
7Fifi the Fox has 24 fish, gives 6 to Ollie the Owl, then shares the rest equally among 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
8Fifi the Fox has 222 berries, gives 125 to Ollie the Owl, then gets 28 more. Ollie the Owl says Fifi the Fox has 125 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 125 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
9Ollie the Owl has 29 fish, gives 8 to Penny the Panda, then shares the rest equally among 7 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
10Penny the Panda has 88 berries, gives 8 to Benny the Bear, then shares the rest equally among 10 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
11There are 7 tables with 10 satellites on each. Rocket Raj adds 2 more satellites. How many satellites are there now?
Answer: ______________
12Aiden buys 10 packs of seashells with 9 in each pack, then gives 72 to Leo. The letter n stands for how many seashells Aiden has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 10 + 9 − 72
- Bn = 10 × 9 − 72
- Cn = 10 × (9 − 72)
- Dn = 10 × 9 + 72
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 6
- 2. 1
- 3. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 4. 6
- 5. 81
- 6. 8
- 7. 3
- 8. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 9. 3
- 10. 8
- 11. 72
- 12. B (n = 10 × 9 − 72)
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