πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core 3.OA.D.8
🧩 Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
Two-step story problems, all four operations
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Astro Ana has 23 satellites, gives 17 to Captain Nova, then shares the rest equally among 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
2There are 7 tables with 4 seashells on each. Sam adds 7 more seashells. How many seashells are there now?
Answer: ______________
3Omar buys 10 packs of stickers with 4 in each pack, then gives 7 to Leo. The letter t stands for how many stickers Omar has left. Which equation shows the story?
- At = 10 × 4 + 7
- Bt = 10 × (4 − 7)
- Ct = 10 + 4 − 7
- Dt = 10 × 4 − 7
4Fifi the Fox has 33 fish, gives 3 to Benny the Bear, then shares the rest equally among 10 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: ______________
5Zoe has 476 seashells, gives 47 to Omar, then gets 25 more. Omar says Zoe has 454 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 454 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
6Ollie the Owl buys 5 packs of fish with 2 in each pack, then gives 1 to Benny the Bear. How many fish does Ollie the Owl have left?
Answer: ______________
7Ollie the Owl has 150 leaves, gives 125 to Benny the Bear, then gets 80 more. Benny the Bear says Ollie the Owl has 215 now. Round to the nearest ten to estimate: is 215 a reasonable answer?
- AYes, it's close to the estimate
- BNo, it's too far from the estimate
8There are 4 tables with 7 acorns on each. Fifi the Fox adds 13 more acorns. How many acorns are there now?
Answer: ______________
9There are 3 tables with 8 apples on each. Priya adds 3 more apples. How many apples are there now?
Answer: ______________
10There are 8 tables with 2 books on each. Maya adds 7 more books. How many books are there now?
Answer: ______________
11There are 8 tables with 3 fish on each. Benny the Bear adds 5 more fish. How many fish are there now?
Answer: ______________
12There are 4 tables with 8 leaves on each. Ollie the Owl adds 7 more leaves. How many leaves are there now?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Two-step stories (× ÷ + −)
- 1. 2
- 2. 35
- 3. D (t = 10 × 4 − 7)
- 4. 3
- 5. A (Yes, it's close to the estimate)
- 6. 9
- 7. B (No, it's too far from the estimate)
- 8. 41
- 9. 27
- 10. 23
- 11. 29
- 12. 39
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