Grade 3 Math Practice Test: Two-Step Word Problems
- Two-Step Word Problems
- 10 questions
- 12 minutes
Each problem takes two steps, such as multiplying and then subtracting. Tip: write down what you find in the first step before you start the second one, then ask yourself if the answer is reasonable.
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Question 1
Mia has 3 packs of pencils with 8 pencils in each pack. She gives 5 pencils to her brother. How many pencils does Mia have now?
Correct answer: B
First 3 × 8 = 24 pencils, then 24 - 5 = 19. 24 stops after the first step.
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Question 2
A bakery has 4 boxes with 6 donuts in each box and 7 more donuts on a tray. How many donuts are there in all?
Correct answer: C
4 × 6 = 24 donuts in boxes, and 24 + 7 = 31. 17 adds 4 + 6 + 7 instead of multiplying the boxes.
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Question 3
A class of 32 students splits into 4 equal teams. Then each team splits into 2 equal groups. How many students are in each group?
Correct answer: A
32 ÷ 4 = 8 students per team, and 8 ÷ 2 = 4 students per group. 8 is the size of a team, not a group.
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Question 4
Movie tickets cost $7 each. Dan buys 5 tickets and one $6 bucket of popcorn. How much does he spend in all?
Correct answer: D
5 × $7 = $35 for tickets, and $35 + $6 = $41. $18 adds 7 + 5 + 6 instead of multiplying the tickets.
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Question 5
Leo has $50. He buys 3 books that cost $9 each. How much money does he have left?
Correct answer: C
The books cost 3 × $9 = $27, and $50 - $27 = $23. $41 subtracts the price of only one book.
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Question 6
A teacher shares 45 crayons equally among 5 children. Then she gives each child 3 more crayons. How many crayons does each child have now?
Correct answer: B
45 ÷ 5 = 9 crayons each, and 9 + 3 = 12. 9 is only the first step.
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Question 7
Kim buys 5 cartons with 6 eggs in each carton. 4 eggs break. Which equation finds e, the number of eggs that did not break?
Correct answer: D
First find all the eggs, 5 × 6 = 30, then take away the 4 broken ones: e = 26. 5 × (6 - 4) would mean 4 eggs broke in every carton.
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Question 8
A bus has 9 rows with 4 seats in each row. 29 children get on the bus, one child per seat. How many seats are empty?
Correct answer: A
The bus has 9 × 4 = 36 seats, and 36 - 29 = 7 are empty. 13 subtracts 9 + 4 instead of 9 × 4.
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Question 9
Sara reads 6 pages every day for 7 days. Her book has 60 pages. How many pages does she still have to read?
Correct answer: C
She reads 6 × 7 = 42 pages, and 60 - 42 = 18 pages are left. 42 is what she has already read.
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Question 10
Tom has 3 bags with 20 balloons in each bag. 18 balloons pop. Tom says he has 52 balloons left. Is Tom correct?
Correct answer: A
Tom had 3 × 20 = 60 balloons, and 60 - 18 = 42. A quick estimate, 60 - 20 = 40, shows that 52 is too high.
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