πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 6 tables with 10 satellites on each. Rocket Raj adds 7 more satellites. How many satellites are there now?
Answer: ______________
2Ollie the Owl buys 5 packs of fish with 3 in each pack, then gives 6 to Benny the Bear. How many fish does Ollie the Owl have left?
Answer: ______________
3There are 9 tables with 3 acorns on each. Ollie the Owl adds 3 more acorns. How many acorns are there now?
Answer: ______________
4There are 10 tables with 3 berries on each. Fifi the Fox adds 4 more berries. How many berries are there now?
Answer: ______________
5Zoe buys 6 packs of marbles with 6 in each pack, then gives 24 to Lily. How many marbles does Zoe have left?
Answer: ______________
6Sam buys 7 packs of books with 9 in each pack, then gives 55 to Leo. How many books does Sam have left?
Answer: ______________
7There are 10 tables with 2 apples on each. Priya adds 3 more apples. How many apples are there now?
Answer: ______________
8Priya has 61 crayons, gives 19 to Maya, then shares the rest equally among 6 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
9Lily has 188 stickers, gives 139 to Priya, then gets 87 more. Priya says Lily has 246 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 246 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
10There are 3 tables with 7 space snacks on each. Comet Kim adds 8 more space snacks. How many space snacks are there now?
Answer: ______________
11Omar has 26 apples, gives 18 to Zoe, then shares the rest equally among 2 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
12Maya buys 8 packs of books with 7 in each pack, then gives 6 to Aiden. How many books does Maya have left?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 67
- 2. 9
- 3. 30
- 4. 34
- 5. 12
- 6. 8
- 7. 23
- 8. 7
- 9. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 10. 29
- 11. 4
- 12. 50
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