Two-Step Word Problems
A free printable two-step word problems worksheet with an answer key. Each story needs two steps. Solve the first part, then use it for the second. Perfect for 3rd grade practice at home or in class.
- Size
- US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), fits A4
- 2 pages: the worksheet and its answer key
- Level
- Grade 3
- License
- Free for personal & classroom use
About this worksheet
A free printable two-step word problems worksheet with an answer key. Each story needs two steps. Solve the first part, then use it for the second. Third graders can use it for practice, review or a quick check before a test. Underline the question and circle the numbers before solving.
On this sheet
Tickets cost $9 each. Emma buys 8 tickets and pays with $77. How many dollars of change does Emma get? Leo baked 19 cookies and Ella baked 28. They ate 14 of them. How many cookies are left? A bus has 40 seats. 6 people are sitting down and 9 more get on ___. How many empty seats are left? Ruby read 18 pages on Monday, 9 pages on Tuesday and 14 pages on Wednesday. How many pages did Ruby read? A box holds 6 crayons.
Tips for using it
- Draw a quick picture of each story before writing the number sentence.
- Read the problem twice: once for the story, once for the question.
- Draw a quick picture or a bar model when the story has more than one step.
Printing tips
Download the PDF and print at 100% (or “fit to page” on A4). Page 1 is the worksheet and page 2 is the answer key with the answers in red; print just page 1 if you want to keep the answers for checking. The PNG shows page 1 only. Free for personal, family and classroom use.
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