Common Core: 3rd Grade Math › Solve Two-Step Word Problems Using the Four Operations: CCSS.Math.Content.3.OA.D.8
Jessica has been collecting beads all summer. She started with beads and by the end of the summer she was able to add
more beads to her collection. On the first day of school she wants to evenly split the beads up amongst her
friends. How many beads will each friend get?
Emily has been collecting beads all summer. She started with beads and by the end of the summer she was able to add
more beads to her collection. On the first day of school she wants to evenly split the beads up amongst her
friends. How many beads will each friend get?
Hannah is making a red fruit salad because red is her favorite color. She cuts up pieces of watermelon and puts it in a bowl. Because she really loves strawberries, she wants
times as many pieces of strawberries as pieces of watermelon. Then she adds half as many raspberries as strawberries. How many pieces of fruit are in her fruit salad?
Jason loves to run and is training for a marathon at the end of the month. His training program has him running miles three times a week, and
miles one time a week. How many miles does he run in a week?
In Spot’s toy basket he has balls. There are
more stuffed animals than balls and there is double the number of ropes than balls. How many toys does Spot have in his basket?
In Denver, it snowed 5 inches on Monday, 6 inches on Tuesday, 3 inches on Thursday, and 1 inch on Friday. On Saturday, it snowed three times as much as the rest of the week. How much did it snow on Saturday?
Ali is hanging up flyers around her school. She started with flyers. She hung
flyers around the east side of the building, but she hung half as many flyers on the west side of the building. How many flyers does she have left?
Patrick got baseball trading cards for his birthday from his best friend. The next day he received
more cards from his uncle. He decided to share them equally between himself and his two brothers. How many cards will each child receive?
Charlie swims laps in the pool every day during the week before school. On Monday and Tuesday he swims laps each day. On Wednesday and Thursday he triples the number of laps he swims. By Friday, he does
less laps than he does on Monday. How many total laps does he swim during the week?
Sara is hanging up flyers around her school. She started with flyers. She hung
flyers around the east side of the building, but she hung half as many flyers on the west side of the building. How many flyers does she have left?