πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova has 44 satellites, gives 2 to Astro Ana, then shares the rest equally among 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
2There are 10 tables with 3 moon rocks on each. Comet Kim adds 6 more moon rocks. How many moon rocks are there now?
Answer: ______________
3Fifi the Fox has 26 leaves, gives 20 to Penny the Panda, then shares the rest equally among 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
4Comet Kim buys 7 packs of star crystals with 4 in each pack, then gives 26 to Captain Nova. The letter b stands for how many star crystals Comet Kim has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 7 × 4 + 26
- Bb = 7 × (4 − 26)
- Cb = 7 + 4 − 26
- Db = 7 × 4 − 26
5There are 10 tables with 9 berries on each. Ollie the Owl adds 15 more berries. How many berries are there now?
Answer: ______________
6Rocket Raj has 37 space snacks, gives 9 to Astro Ana, then shares the rest equally among 4 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
7Captain Nova buys 2 packs of satellites with 6 in each pack, then gives 8 to Comet Kim. The letter n stands for how many satellites Captain Nova has left. Which equation shows the story?
- An = 2 × (6 − 8)
- Bn = 2 × 6 + 8
- Cn = 2 + 6 − 8
- Dn = 2 × 6 − 8
8Captain Nova has 281 space snacks, gives 61 to Astro Ana, then gets 63 more. Astro Ana says Captain Nova has 383 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 383 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
9Zoe buys 3 packs of crayons with 8 in each pack, then gives 21 to Leo. The letter b stands for how many crayons Zoe has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 3 × 8 − 21
- Bb = 3 + 8 − 21
- Cb = 3 × 8 + 21
- Db = 3 × (8 − 21)
10Maya buys 6 packs of crayons with 9 in each pack, then gives 52 to Aiden. How many crayons does Maya have left?
Answer: ______________
11There are 5 tables with 9 moon rocks on each. Rocket Raj adds 10 more moon rocks. How many moon rocks are there now?
Answer: ______________
12Captain Nova has 32 moon rocks, gives 8 to Comet Kim, then shares the rest equally among 4 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 7
- 2. 36
- 3. 2
- 4. D (b = 7 × 4 − 26)
- 5. 105
- 6. 7
- 7. D (n = 2 × 6 − 8)
- 8. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 9. A (b = 3 × 8 − 21)
- 10. 2
- 11. 55
- 12. 6
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