This easy worksheet eases third graders into two-step thinking with friendly numbers and familiar scenes. Students fix sentences like a pet store with 6 tanks of 4 fish that sells 9, untangle Ella splitting 45 marbles plus 15 more into 6 equal groups, and correct a classroom with 5 rows of 7 desks losing 3. Fill-in-the-blanks track a bus with 28 passengers as 9 leave and 5 board, Ryan opening 3 packs of 8 trading cards then giving 7 away, and Kai using stickers from 50 across two posters.
Each problem trains students to pause after step one and ask whether the question has actually been answered.
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Multi-Step Word Problems
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
A pet store has 6 tanks with 4 fish each. They sell 9 fish. There are 33 fish left.
Rewrite: A pet store has 6 tanks with 4 fish each. They sell 9 fish. There are 15 fish left.
2. Fix the sentence:
Ella has 45 marbles and wins 15 more. She splits them into 6 equal groups of 8 each.
Rewrite: Ella has 45 marbles and wins 15 more. She splits them into 6 equal groups of 10 each.
3. Fix the sentence:
A class has 5 rows of 7 desks. The teacher removes 3 desks. There are 38 desks left.
Rewrite: A class has 5 rows of 7 desks. The teacher removes 3 desks. There are 32 desks left.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A bus has 28 passengers. At the first stop 9 get off and 5 get on. Now there are 24 passengers.
2. Ryan buys 3 packs of 8 trading cards and gives 7 cards to his friend. He has 17 cards left.
3. A garden has 4 rows of 6 tomato plants. The gardener adds 11 more plants. There are 35 plants now.
4. Kai has 50 stickers. He uses 18 for one poster and 14 for another. He has 18 stickers left.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. A shop sells 3 boxes of 9 donuts and 7 single donuts. It sells 34 donuts in all.
True False
2. Pablo has 40 coins. He spends 12 and then earns 8 more. He has 34 coins now.
True False
3. There are 8 bags of 5 oranges. After eating 10 oranges, 30 oranges are left.
True False
Multi-Step Word Problems
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
A pet store has 6 tanks with 4 fish each. They sell 9 fish. There are 33 fish left.
Rewrite: A pet store has 6 tanks with 4 fish each. They sell 9 fish. There are 15 fish left.
2) Fix the sentence:
Ella has 45 marbles and wins 15 more. She splits them into 6 equal groups of 8 each.
Rewrite: Ella has 45 marbles and wins 15 more. She splits them into 6 equal groups of 10 each.
3) Fix the sentence:
A class has 5 rows of 7 desks. The teacher removes 3 desks. There are 38 desks left.
Rewrite: A class has 5 rows of 7 desks. The teacher removes 3 desks. There are 32 desks left.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) A bus has 28 passengers. At the first stop 9 get off and 5 get on. Now there are 24 passengers.
2) Ryan buys 3 packs of 8 trading cards and gives 7 cards to his friend. He has 17 cards left.
3) A garden has 4 rows of 6 tomato plants. The gardener adds 11 more plants. There are 35 plants now.
4) Kai has 50 stickers. He uses 18 for one poster and 14 for another. He has 18 stickers left.
★ Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1) A shop sells 3 boxes of 9 donuts and 7 single donuts. It sells 34 donuts in all.
True
False
2) Pablo has 40 coins. He spends 12 and then earns 8 more. He has 34 coins now.
True
False
3) There are 8 bags of 5 oranges. After eating 10 oranges, 30 oranges are left.
True
False
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