πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya buys 3 packs of marbles with 10 in each pack, then gives 13 to Leo. How many marbles does Maya have left?
Answer: ______________
2Fifi the Fox buys 10 packs of leaves with 9 in each pack, then gives 56 to Benny the Bear. The letter b stands for how many leaves Fifi the Fox has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 10 × 9 − 56
- Bb = 10 + 9 − 56
- Cb = 10 × 9 + 56
- Db = 10 × (9 − 56)
3Penny the Panda buys 10 packs of leaves with 8 in each pack, then gives 55 to Ollie the Owl. How many leaves does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________
4Fifi the Fox has 28 acorns, gives 8 to Penny the Panda, then shares the rest equally among 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
5Benny the Bear has 66 leaves, gives 17 to Ollie the Owl, then shares the rest equally among 7 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
6Omar buys 8 packs of apples with 3 in each pack, then gives 11 to Leo. How many apples does Omar have left?
Answer: ______________
7Penny the Panda has 59 berries, gives 19 to Ollie the Owl, then shares the rest equally among 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
8There are 7 tables with 9 space snacks on each. Rocket Raj adds 8 more space snacks. How many space snacks are there now?
Answer: ______________
9Fifi the Fox has 473 fish, gives 103 to Benny the Bear, then gets 78 more. Benny the Bear says Fifi the Fox has 558 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 558 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
10Fifi the Fox has 193 fish, gives 47 to Benny the Bear, then gets 58 more. Benny the Bear says Fifi the Fox has 314 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 314 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
11There are 10 tables with 8 acorns on each. Fifi the Fox adds 14 more acorns. How many acorns are there now?
Answer: ______________
12Aiden has 40 seashells, gives 5 to Priya, then shares the rest equally among 7 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 17
- 2. A (b = 10 × 9 − 56)
- 3. 25
- 4. 4
- 5. 7
- 6. 13
- 7. 8
- 8. 71
- 9. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 10. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 11. 94
- 12. 5
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