The Great Island Adventure!
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 finds 4 treasure chests. Each chest has 10 gold coins. He gives 15 gold coins to his friend Maya. How many gold coins does Leo have left?25
2.Emma has 3 red potions and 5 blue potions. Each potion needs 5 magic drops to work. How many magic drops does Emma need in total?40
3.Sam looks for secret map pieces. He finds 3 packs with 10 pieces each, and 8 single pieces. He loses 12 pieces in the wind. How many map pieces does Sam have now?26
4.To cross a river, Zoey steps on 6 wet rocks. She hops 3 times on each rock. Then she takes 14 steps on land. How many total steps does she take?32
5.A friendly dragon has 5 nests. Each nest has 8 shiny green gems. The dragon gives 12 gems to a brave knight. How many gems does the dragon have left?28
6.A pirate ship has 4 big sails and 2 small sails. Each sail needs 10 skull flags. How many skull flags do the pirates need in all?60