3.4A & 3.5A Problem Solving

Master 3rd grade math word problems with fun multi-step challenges!

Sort It! Read the problem and decide what kind of steps to take to solve it. 1 Step Problem Mrs. Brown flew 742 miles in a helicopter in two days. She flew 378 miles the first day. How many miles Mrs. Brown fly the second day? At the camp out, the Girl Scouts used colored beads to make necklaces. They used 656 red beads, 725 purple beads, 710 yellow beads, and 675 green beads. How many more purple beads than red reads did the girls use? 2 Step Problem The Keenan family had $235 to spend at Six Flags for meals and souvenirs. They paid $56 for lunch and bought souvenirs for $104. How much money did the Keenan family have left at the end of the day? Anthony saved $500 to redecorate his apartment. He purchased a chair for $278 and a lamp for $89. He also wants to purchase a rug. How much money does Anthony have left to spend on a rug? Work It OUT! Use your notebook and a pencil to add and subtract the problems below! 711 612 908 775 937 257 176 260 129 353 Match It! Jonas has 275 baseball cards. He gave 179 cards to his brother Luke. How many cards does Jonas have now? 275 - 179 = 96 Jonas gave Luke 179 baseball cards. Luke received 275 cards for his birthday and bought 225 more. How many cards does Luke have altogether? 179 + 275 + 225 = 679 Jackie played a video game. She scored 179 points battling the dragon and 275 points climbing the mountain. She then lost 225 points for being captured. How many points does Jackie have? 179 + 275 - 225 = 229