Two-Step Word Problems
Solve exactly two-step word problems using the four operations in 10 problems with an answer key. Free printable PDF for Grade 3.
10 problems · Standards: 3.OA.D.8 · Difficulty: medium
✅ Answer key included · ✅ Free for home & classroom use
Highlights
- Grade
- Grade 3
- Subject
- Math
- Pages
- 3 · worksheet + answer key
- Answer key
- ✅ Included
- Class time
- about 15 min
What's inside
- 1. Maya has 5 boxes of crayons. Each box contains 4 crayons. She gives away 7 crayons. How many crayons does she have left?
- 2. A farmer picks 12 apples in the morning and 15 apples in the afternoon. He puts them equally into 3 baskets. How many apples are in each basket?
- 3. There are 8 students on the bus. At the next stop, 6 more students get on. Each student has 2 pencils. How many pencils are there in all?
- 4. Ben had 45 stickers. He used 9 stickers to decorate his notebook. Then he divided the remaining stickers equally among 4 friends. How many stickers did each friend get?
- 5. A bakery makes 7 trays of cookies. Each tray has 6 cookies. The bakery sells 18 cookies. How many cookies are left?
- 6. Emma reads 8 pages of her book each day for 5 days. Her book has 63 pages. How many pages does she still need to read?
Showing 6 of 10 problems. The free PDF includes every problem plus the full answer key.
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The free PDF includes all 3 pages — every problem plus the full answer key.
What’s included
- 10 problems across 3 pages (worksheet + answer key)
- Answer key included — every answer, ready to check
- Standards: 3.OA.D.8
- Skill: Solving word problems that require exactly two operations using addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division
- Suggested use: morning work, classwork, homework, math centers, or sub plans
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