3rd grade two-step word problems worksheets

Your child solves story problems that take two steps, such as a total to find and then share out, mixing addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

Common Core 3.OA.D.8 (Operations and Algebraic Thinking)

Sample problems

  1. Sample 1There are 14 people on a bus. At the first stop, 18 more people get on. At the next stop, 12 people get off. How many people are on the bus now?

    Answer: 20 people

  2. Sample 2Nadia has 6 packets of pumpkin seeds with 3 seeds in each packet. She plants 2 seeds in each pot and uses all the seeds. How many pots does she use?

    Answer: 9 pots

  3. A bit harderGrandpa Lou has 92 stamps. He glues 44 of them into his own album. He gives the rest equally to 8 grandchildren. How many stamps does each grandchild get?

    Answer: 6 stamps

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