#2 Practice-2 Step Word Problems

Mr. Kessler has 22 students in his class. Today, 2 students are absent. Mr. Kessler puts the students that are there into 4 equal groups. How many students are in each group?

• 20

• 80

• 5

• 6

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Matt has 2 packages, each with 6 pieces of candy. He eats 4 of the candies. How many pieces of candy are left?

• 16

• 12

• 10

• 8

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

CCSS.2.OA.B.2

Mike, Georgie, and Brianna’s grandmother gave them 24 dollars to divide equally. They spend the money during a 4 day vacation. They spend the same amount each day. How much did each person spend each day?

• $1

• $2

• $4

• $8

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Third graders at Mill Brook are raising money for the school library. Their goal is to make $250. They raised $9 each day for 8 days in a row. How much more money is needed to make the goal of $250?

• $178

• $72

• $182

• $122

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Tiny the elephant eats a lot of food during the busy weekends at the zoo. One Saturday, Tiny ate 152 pounds of food. On Sunday he ate 12 more pounds of food than he did on Saturday. How many pounds of food did Tiny eat that weekend?

• 164

• 306

• 152

• 316

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Mia’s birthday party lasted for 60 minutes. They played 4 games, and each game took 10 minutes. They ate cake and opened presents for the rest of the party. How long did they eat cake and open presents?

• 20

• 30

• 40

• 50

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Dennis bought his mom a box of 8 chocolate-covered strawberries. Each chocolate-covered strawberry costs $2, and he paid an extra $5 for it to be wrapped in his mom’s favorite color. How much did he pay for the gift for his mom?

• $16

• $13

• $21

• $40

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Carly ran a race in 28 minutes, and Martha ran the same distance in 2 fewer minutes. How many minutes did it take Carly and Martha to run the race combined?

• 26 minutes

• 30 minutes

• 44 minutes

• 54 minutes

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.A.1

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Mr. Smith bought 3 boxes of cookies. Each box had 12 cookies. He ate 7 cookies and took the rest home for his children. How many cookies did Mr. Smith take home?

• 36 cookies

• 10 cookies

• 22 cookies

• 29 cookies

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.D.8