Solving Two-Step Word Problems: Grade 3 Math Fun!

Lily has 12 apples. She gives 4 apples to her friend and then buys 5 more. How many apples does she have now?

• 13

• 10

• 15

• 8

Tom has 20 marbles. He loses 6 marbles and then finds 8 more. How many marbles does he have now?

• 26

• 18

• 22

• 14

A farmer has 15 chickens. He sells 3 and then buys 10 more. How many chickens does he have now?

• 30

• 22

• 18

• 25

Sarah read 25 pages of her book. Then she read 15 more pages. How many pages did she read in total?

• 40

• 30

• 50

• 35

In a class, there are 30 students. If 10 students go home early and 5 new students join, how many students are in the class now?

• 20

• 30

• 25

• 15

A toy store had 50 toys. They sold 20 toys and then received a shipment of 15 new toys. How many toys are in the store now?

• 35

• 50

• 45

• 30

Jake has 18 stickers. He gives 6 stickers to his sister and then buys 10 more. How many stickers does he have now?

• 22

• 16

• 20

• 24

There are 40 cookies in a jar. If 12 cookies are eaten and then 8 more cookies are added, how many cookies are in the jar now?

• 32

• 44

• 36

• 28

Emma has 22 balloons. She gives away 7 balloons and then buys 5 more. How many balloons does she have now?

• 20

• 25

• 18

• 15

A library has 100 books. If 25 books are checked out and then 10 new books are added, how many books are in the library now?

• 90

• 75

• 85

• 100