πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova buys 9 packs of satellites with 10 in each pack, then gives 39 to Rocket Raj. How many satellites does Captain Nova have left?
Answer: ______________
2There are 7 tables with 3 acorns on each. Penny the Panda adds 8 more acorns. How many acorns are there now?
Answer: ______________
3Penny the Panda buys 7 packs of leaves with 5 in each pack, then gives 21 to Benny the Bear. How many leaves does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________
4There are 7 tables with 2 berries on each. Ollie the Owl adds 11 more berries. How many berries are there now?
Answer: ______________
5Penny the Panda buys 5 packs of berries with 9 in each pack, then gives 36 to Benny the Bear. How many berries does Penny the Panda have left?
Answer: ______________
6Leo has 426 marbles, gives 87 to Priya, then gets 31 more. Priya says Leo has 370 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 370 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
7There are 6 tables with 4 crayons on each. Omar adds 9 more crayons. How many crayons are there now?
Answer: ______________
8Astro Ana has 312 moon rocks, gives 52 to Captain Nova, then gets 55 more. Captain Nova says Astro Ana has 225 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 225 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
9Rocket Raj has 22 moon rocks, gives 1 to Captain Nova, then shares the rest equally among 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
10Penny the Panda has 23 leaves, gives 15 to Fifi the Fox, then shares the rest equally among 2 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
11There are 4 tables with 4 marbles on each. Omar adds 10 more marbles. How many marbles are there now?
Answer: ______________
12There are 3 tables with 8 fish on each. Ollie the Owl adds 14 more fish. How many fish are there now?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 51
- 2. 29
- 3. 14
- 4. 25
- 5. 9
- 6. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 7. 33
- 8. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 9. 7
- 10. 4
- 11. 26
- 12. 38
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