Adventure Island Math Quest
A free, printable Grade 3 multi-step word problem worksheet. Each problem takes two or three steps to solve. Work them on screen or print the PDF — a teacher/parent answer key is included.
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1.Leo is searching for hidden treasure. He finds 4 wooden chests, and each chest has 8 gold coins inside. He gives 5 of the gold coins to his little sister. How many gold coins does Leo have left?27
2.Maya is feeding baby monkeys in the jungle. She has 3 bags of bananas, and each bag has 10 bananas. She feeds 6 monkeys exactly 4 bananas each. How many bananas does she have left over?6
3.Space Cadet Sam is loading fuel crystals into his rocket ship. He puts 6 green crystals and 3 blue crystals into each of his 5 engine boosters. How many fuel crystals does Sam pack in total?45
4.Nora dives to the ocean floor to search for treasures. She finds 3 giant clams, and each clam contains 6 shiny pearls. On her way back to the submarine, she accidentally drops 4 pearls. How many pearls does she keep?14
5.Oliver is building a secret treehouse base. He buys 4 packs of long screws and 2 packs of short screws. Each pack contains 8 screws. How many total screws did Oliver buy?48
6.Dr. Elsa is excavating dinosaur fossils in the desert. She finds 6 dinosaur skeletons, and each skeleton has 5 ribs. She also finds 12 loose fossil teeth. How many bones and teeth did she discover altogether?42