πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily buys 2 packs of books with 2 in each pack, then gives 2 to Leo. How many books does Lily have left?
Answer: ______________
2Captain Nova buys 5 packs of satellites with 8 in each pack, then gives 19 to Astro Ana. How many satellites does Captain Nova have left?
Answer: ______________
3Maya has 36 marbles, gives 12 to Sam, then shares the rest equally among 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
4Zoe has 27 books, gives 6 to Priya, then shares the rest equally among 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
5Penny the Panda has 393 berries, gives 113 to Ollie the Owl, then gets 66 more. Ollie the Owl says Penny the Panda has 456 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 456 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
6There are 9 tables with 6 seashells on each. Zoe adds 6 more seashells. How many seashells are there now?
Answer: ______________
7Fifi the Fox has 393 leaves, gives 58 to Penny the Panda, then gets 44 more. Penny the Panda says Fifi the Fox has 379 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 379 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
8Aiden buys 3 packs of apples with 2 in each pack, then gives 2 to Leo. How many apples does Aiden have left?
Answer: ______________
9There are 2 tables with 2 stickers on each. Omar adds 6 more stickers. How many stickers are there now?
Answer: ______________
10Penny the Panda buys 5 packs of acorns with 3 in each pack, then gives 8 to Fifi the Fox. How many acorns does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________
11Aiden buys 6 packs of apples with 9 in each pack, then gives 9 to Zoe. The letter t stands for how many apples Aiden has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 6 × 9 + 9
- Bt = 6 × 9 − 9
- Ct = 6 + 9 − 9
- Dt = 6 × (9 − 9)
12Aiden buys 8 packs of marbles with 2 in each pack, then gives 15 to Lily. The letter b stands for how many marbles Aiden has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 8 × (2 − 15)
- Bb = 8 × 2 − 15
- Cb = 8 + 2 − 15
- Db = 8 × 2 + 15
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 2
- 2. 21
- 3. 8
- 4. 7
- 5. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 6. 60
- 7. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 8. 4
- 9. 10
- 10. 7
- 11. B (t = 6 × 9 − 9)
- 12. B (b = 8 × 2 − 15)
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