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Grade 3 Two-Step Word Problems Worksheet with Answers

Grade 3 (US) · Year 4 (UK) · Class 3 (India) · Math

Unit 1: Multiplication & DivisionWord ProblemsCCSS 3.OA.D.8

Word problems that need two operations, solved in the right order. This free upper elementary worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.

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Two-Step Word Problems

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Learning goal: Word Problems · CCSS 3.OA.D.8

Directions: Solve each problem. Show your work, then write your answer in the box.

Example

A bus has 6 passengers. At the first stop 4 get off and 7 get on. How many passengers are on the bus now?

Answer: 9

RememberSolving word problems

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  1. 1

    Amara buys 3 packs of pens with 8 pens in each pack, then gives away 9 pens. How many pens are left?

    Show your work
    Answer
  2. 2

    Tickets cost $5 for children and $9 for adults. How much do 4 children and 1 adult pay altogether?

    Show your work
    Answer
  3. 3

    Noah has $69. Noah buys 6 books for $4 each. How much money is left?

    Answer
  4. 4

    There are 2 shelves with 3 books each. 4 more books are added. How many books are there now?

    Show your work
    Answer
  5. 5

    Tickets cost $5 for children and $13 for adults. How much do 3 children and 1 adult pay altogether?

    Show your work
    Answer
  6. 6

    Kenji buys 5 packs of pens with 5 pens in each pack, then gives away 4 pens. How many pens are left?

    Show your work
    Answer
  7. 7

    Ines buys 8 packs of pens with 7 pens in each pack, then gives away 5 pens. How many pens are left?

    Show your work
    Answer
  8. 8

    Liam picks 72 apples and puts them equally into 8 baskets. Then Liam eats 5 apples from one basket. How many apples are left in that basket?

    Show your work
    Answer
  9. 9

    There are 7 shelves with 7 books each. 2 more books are added. How many books are there now?

    Show your work
    Answer
  10. 10

    Ines picks 10 apples and puts them equally into 2 baskets. Then Ines eats 2 apples from one basket. How many apples are left in that basket?

    Show your work
    Answer
  11. 11

    Aisha picks 24 apples and puts them equally into 6 baskets. Then Aisha eats 4 apples from one basket. How many apples are left in that basket?

    Show your work
    Answer
  12. 12

    Liam has $16. Liam buys 2 books for $3 each. How much money is left?

    Answer

★ Challenge corner for fast finishers

Each scale balances. Scale 1: circle + circle = 14; scale 2: circle + square = 13. What is one square worth?

14Scale 113Scale 2

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