πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova has 110 star crystals, gives 10 to Comet Kim, then shares the rest equally among 10 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
2Comet Kim has 67 moon rocks, gives 4 to Captain Nova, then shares the rest equally among 7 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
3Astro Ana has 293 moon rocks, gives 74 to Captain Nova, then gets 24 more. Captain Nova says Astro Ana has 333 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 333 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
4Captain Nova has 14 star crystals, gives 6 to Rocket Raj, then shares the rest equally among 2 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
5Captain Nova buys 6 packs of satellites with 7 in each pack, then gives 38 to Astro Ana. How many satellites does Captain Nova have left?
Answer: ______________
6Benny the Bear has 173 fish, gives 126 to Ollie the Owl, then gets 28 more. Ollie the Owl says Benny the Bear has 175 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 175 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
7Rocket Raj buys 6 packs of moon rocks with 6 in each pack, then gives 31 to Astro Ana. How many moon rocks does Rocket Raj have left?
Answer: ______________
8There are 7 tables with 3 berries on each. Ollie the Owl adds 14 more berries. How many berries are there now?
Answer: ______________
9Captain Nova buys 7 packs of space snacks with 4 in each pack, then gives 16 to Comet Kim. The letter b stands for how many space snacks Captain Nova has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ab = 7 × (4 − 16)
- Bb = 7 × 4 − 16
- Cb = 7 + 4 − 16
- Db = 7 × 4 + 16
10Comet Kim buys 3 packs of space snacks with 8 in each pack, then gives 6 to Captain Nova. The letter x stands for how many space snacks Comet Kim has left. Which equation shows the story?
- Ax = 3 × 8 − 6
- Bx = 3 × (8 − 6)
- Cx = 3 × 8 + 6
- Dx = 3 + 8 − 6
11There are 2 tables with 9 space snacks on each. Rocket Raj adds 7 more space snacks. How many space snacks are there now?
Answer: ______________
12Sam buys 7 packs of apples with 2 in each pack, then gives 7 to Leo. The letter t stands for how many apples Sam has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 7 × 2 + 7
- Bt = 7 × (2 − 7)
- Ct = 7 + 2 − 7
- Dt = 7 × 2 − 7
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 10
- 2. 9
- 3. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 4. 4
- 5. 4
- 6. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 7. 5
- 8. 35
- 9. B (b = 7 × 4 − 16)
- 10. A (x = 3 × 8 − 6)
- 11. 25
- 12. D (t = 7 × 2 − 7)
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