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3rd Grade Two Step Word Problems Worksheets

3rd Grade Two-Step Word Problems: solve two-step word problems using all four operations. Every worksheet is free, prints as a PDF with an answer key, and can be assigned online. The ones teachers open most are first.

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3rd Grade Two Step Word Problems Worksheets - Add, Sub, Mult & Div worksheet

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Add, Sub, Mult & Div

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Student objectives

Read a word problem and decide whether it needs adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing.
Choose the expression that matches what the story is asking you to find.

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3rd Grade Two Step Word Problems Worksheets - Add & Multiply worksheet

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Add & Multiply

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Student objectives

Solve two-step word problems where you add first and then multiply.
Decide which operation to do first and follow the correct order of steps.
Write an equation that matches a story problem with parentheses for the addition part.

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3rd Grade Two Step Word Problems Worksheets - 1 Digit Quotient (no remainder) worksheet

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1 Digit Quotient (no remainder)

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Student objectives

Use multiplication facts (1×1 through 9×9) to figure out division answers quickly.
Understand division as making equal groups and finding how many are in each group.
Read simple word problems and decide what division fact to use to solve them.

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3rd Grade Two Step Word Problems Worksheets - Add then Divide worksheet

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Add then Divide

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Student objectives

Solve two-step problems by adding first and then dividing to find the final answer.
Figure out what the numbers in a word problem mean and decide which ones to add before you divide.
Write a matching equation with parentheses to show “add, then divide.”

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3rd Grade Two Step Word Problems Worksheets - Multiply then Add worksheet

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Multiply then Add

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Student objectives

Solve problems where you multiply first and then add to get the final answer.
Turn a short word problem into a number sentence with parentheses or the right order of operations.

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3rd Grade Two Step Word Problems Worksheets - Subtract & Multiply worksheet

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Subtract & Multiply

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Solve two-step problems where you subtract first and then multiply.
Figure out which numbers in a word problem tell you what to subtract and what to multiply.
Write an equation that matches a story problem with parentheses to show the correct order.

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3rd Grade Two Step Word Problems Worksheets - Subtract & Divide worksheet

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Subtract & Divide

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Student objectives

Solve two-step word problems where you subtract first and then divide.
Write a matching equation for a story problem using parentheses to show the correct order.

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3rd Grade Two Step Word Problems Worksheets - 1 Digit Quotient (with remainder) worksheet

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1 Digit Quotient (with remainder)

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Student objectives

Divide a number into equal groups when the answer is a single-digit number.
Figure out how many are in each group and how many are left over (the remainder).
Use basic multiplication facts (1×1 to 9×9) to help solve division problems.
Solve simple division word problems that involve sharing with leftovers.

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3rd Grade Two Step Word Problems Worksheets - Following Two-Step Addition and Subtraction Directions worksheet

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Following Two-Step Addition and Subtraction Directions

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Student objectives

Follow directions that require two steps in a row
Carry the result of the first step into the second step
Tell 'subtract 400 from it' apart from 'subtract it from 400'
Add and subtract whole numbers up to 100,000

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3rd Grade Two Step Word Problems Worksheets - Deciding if an Answer is Reasonable worksheet

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Deciding if an Answer is Reasonable

Student objectives

Judge whether an answer someone else gave is reasonable
Use estimation to check an answer without working it out exactly
Recognize that one part can never be larger than the whole
Decide when an answer is too far off to be believable

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More 3rd grade topics

Multiplication & Division Facts 59 Equivalent & Comparing Fractions 16 Understanding Multiplication & Division 14 Understanding Fractions 13 Area 10 Telling Time & Elapsed Time 24 Bar Graphs & Line Plots 14 Adding & Subtracting Within 1,000 10 Rounding & Estimating 8 Fractions on a Number Line 5 Properties of Multiplication 13 Perimeter 7 Multiplying by Multiples of 10 3 Shapes & Polygons 5 Liquid Volume & Mass 4 Patterns & Function Machines 5

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