The Great Math 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 is packing backpacks for a jungle trek. He has 4 backpacks and puts 6 water bottles in each one. If he started with 30 water bottles, how many does he have left over?6
2.Captain Redbeard finds 3 small treasure chests on the beach. Each chest has 8 shiny gold coins inside. He also finds 15 loose silver coins in the sand. How many coins did the Captain find in total?39
3.To build a secret treehouse lookout, Mia and Sam collect 18 long branches and 14 short branches. They tie them into bundles of 4 branches each. How many bundles do they make?8
4.Rocket Girl needs to rescue 40 space puppies. She safely loads 3 crates with 6 puppies each into her main cabin, and divides the remaining puppies equally among her 2 backup rescue pods. How many puppies go into each rescue pod?11
5.An underwater explorer has a camera that can take 50 photos. He takes 14 photos of coral reef. He uses the remaining camera space to take photos of 6 different schools of fish, taking the same number of photos of each school. How many photos did he take of each school?6
6.A friendly dragon has 8 shelves of magical books, with 9 books on each shelf. He decides to lend 25 of these books to the local wizard school. How many books does the dragon have left in his library?47