TEST NAME: 3.OA.8 2 Step Word Problems
TEST ID: 490938
GRADE: 03
SUBJECT: Mathematics
TEST CATEGORY: My Classroom
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Student: Class:
Date:
1.
Marty has $5, John has $7, and Isaac has twice as much as John. Which
expression will show how much money they have altogether?
A.
B.
$5 + $7 × 2
$7 × 3 – $5
C.
$7 + $5 × 2 + $7
D.
$5 + $7 + $7 × 2
2.
Christine has 15 cookies. She bakes 21 more cookies. If she divides all of
the cookies evenly among 3 friends, how many cookies will each friend
get?
A.
5
B.
7
C.
12
D.
36
3.
Tim wants to buy a bike that costs $64. He earns $8 for each lawn he
mows. Tim has already mowed 3 lawns. How many more lawns does Tim
need to mow to have enough money to buy the bike?
A.
5
B.
6
C.
24
D.
40
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4.
The length of a rectangle is 15 inches. The perimeter of the rectangle is
42 inches.
Part A Write an equation to find the width of the rectangle. Use W for
the missing width.
Part B Find the width W, in inches.
5.
Dan got $10, $20, $15, and $5 as graduation gifts. He wants to buy a
textbook that costs $55. Does he have enough money to buy the
textbook?
A.
No, he needs $5 more.
B.
No, he needs $10 more.
C.
Yes, and he will have $5 left over.
6.
Lisa played 5 math games. She scored 8 points in the first game. For
each game after that her score doubled. How many points did Lisa earn in
Game 5?
A.
16
B.
32
C.
64
D.
128
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A boy has 3 piles of rocks. Each pile has 7 rocks. A friend brings more
rocks. Now there are 32 rocks total. Which equation shows how to find
the number of rocks, r that the friend brings?
7.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Jack has 4 bags of model cars with 7 cars in each bag. Rob has 6 bags of
model cars with 8 cars in each bag. Which statement is true?
8.
A.
Jack has 20 more cars than Rob.
B.
Jack has 76 more cars than Rob.
C.
Rob has 20 more cars than Jack.
D.
Rob has 76 more cars than Jack.
Wanda is selling chocolate bars for a school fund­raiser. 9.
She has 3 boxes containing 100 bars each. She sold 142 bars.
How many bars does Wanda have left to sell?
A.
42
B.
145
C.
158
D.
242
10.
Bryson walked 3 miles on the first day, 6 miles on the second day, and 8
miles on the third day. How many total miles did he walk?
A.
9 miles
B.
17 miles
C.
20 miles
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11.
Mr. Anders plans to give 4 pencils to each of the 60 students in his
classes. Mr. Anders has 37 pencils.
Part A Write an equation to show how many more pencils Mr. Anders
needs. Use P for the number of pencils Mr. Anders needs.
Part B How many more pencils does Mr. Anders need?
12.
Lory has 56 marbles. She gets 15 marbles for her birthday. Lory then
gives 22 marbles away. How many marbles does Lory have left?
A.
34
B.
49
C.
63
D.
71
13.
There are 21 books on each of the 4 library tables. The librarian puts half
of the books on shelves. How many books are left on the tables?
A.
84
B.
44
C.
42
D.
25
14.
Danielle sorted her marbles into 8 groups. She put 3 red marbles, 3 blue
marbles, and 2 yellow marbles in each group. How many marbles did she
have in all?
A.
16
B.
18
C.
24
D.
64
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15.
Jenna bought 7 red shirts and 1 green shirt. Each shirt cost the same
amount. Jenna spent $48 all together. How much did each shirt cost?
A.
$6
B.
$8
C.
$40
D.
$56
16.
Cindy is making dinner. She cooks the sausage for 34 minutes in the
oven. She then puts the sausage in the tomato sauce for 47 minutes.
Estimate about how much time she spends on cooking.
A.
About 100 minutes. Round up both numbers to 50 and add the
minutes together.
B.
About 90 minutes. Round 47 up to 50 since it is closer to 50 than 40
and round 34 up to 40. Then add.
C.
About 80 minutes. Round 47 up to 50 since it is closer to 50 than 40
and round 34 down to 30. Then add.
D.
About 70 minutes. Round 47 down to 40 and round 34 down to 30
since it is closer to 30 than 40. Then add.
17.
Mr. Keller’s class collected 45 cans on Monday and 125 on Tuesday. The
class wants to collect a total of 380 cans. How many more cans do they
need to collect?
A.
210
B.
170
C.
550
18.
Joseph and Mike each have 7 trading cards. Greg has 5 fewer cards than
Joseph and Mike combined. How many trading cards does Greg have?
A.
2
B.
5
C.
9
D.
10
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19.
A store sells bananas in bunches of 6. Ben buys 5 bunches, and Jill buys
4 bunches. How many bananas did Ben and Jill buy all together?
A.
15
B.
20
C.
30
D.
54
20.
Sandra gathered books to donate to the library. She gathered
13 books on Tuesday
11 books on Wednesday
6 on Thursday
18 on Friday
Her teacher packaged her books into boxes that could hold 8 books. How
many boxes did she use?
A.
48
B.
6
C.
5
21.
Gavin has 28 red marbles. Ricky has 12 more marbles than
Gavin. What is the BEST estimate of the number of marbles
they have altogether? A.
50
B.
60
C.
70
D.
80
22.
Harry and Sam each have 2 apple trees and 2 pear trees in their gardens.
How many trees do they have in all?
A.
4
B.
6
C.
8
D.
16
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23.
Scott has $86 in the bank. He buys a computer game that costs $43.
Then he spends $27 for a new set of books. How much money does Scott
have left? A.
$16
B.
$26
C.
$43
24.
Rex has 18 comic books on his bookshelf at home, 5 in his desk at
school, and 6 in his backpack. Karen has 37 comic books. How many more
comic books does Karen have than Rex?
A.
7
B.
8
C.
10
D.
12
25.
Four students shared 3 boxes of markers. There were 12 markers in each
box. Each student got the same number of markers. How many markers
did each student get?
A.
3
B.
4
C.
8
D.
9
26.
Ella wants to buy a book. She earns $6 per day babysitting. After 4 days
of babysitting, she still needs $12 to buy her book. How much is the
book?
A.
$18
B.
$22
C.
$36
27.
Debbie started reading a book with 117 pages. She read 18 pages of the
book on Monday and 31 pages on Tuesday. Debbie is going to estimate
the number of pages she has left to read. Write an equation that she
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28.
Ron is making tablecloths that are 8 feet long. He has one piece of fabric
that is 56 feet long and another that is 16 feet long. How many
tablecloths can Ron make with the fabric?
A.
7
B.
9
C.
32
D.
80
29.
A box has 4 rows of pots. There are 8 pots in each row. A gardener
planted 2 bean seeds in each pot.
Part A Write an equationto represent the total number of bean seeds
the gardener planted. Use B to represent the total number of bean seeds
planted.
Part B What is the total number of bean seeds the gardener planted?
30.
A game uses a target like the one shown below. Players earn points by
rolling marbles onto the target. The numbers on the target show the
number of points a player earns if a marbles lands in that space. A player
gets 4 marbles for each turn.
Marbles landing anywhere on the shaded space earn 5 points.
Marbles landing in the smallest box earn 50 points.
Marbles landing in the larger box earn 10 points.
If a marbles rolls off the board, no points are earned.
Part A
The picture below shows where three of Michelle’s marbles landed on her
first turn.
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Write an equation that can be used to determine the total number of
points Michelle earned on her first turn.
Use P to represent the total number of points.
Part B
What was the total number of points Michelle earned on her first turn?
Part C
Michelle earned 20 points on her second turn. Mark the places where her
marbles landed on the target below. Explain how you know your answer
is correct.
Part D
What is the greatest number of points Michelle could earn in one turn?
Show or explain how you got your answer.
Part E
On her last turn, Michelle earned 70 points. Describe two different ways
she could have earned this number of points. Show or explain how you
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31.
Josh walks 3 miles each day. His goal is to walk 12 miles. After 2 days,
he writes the equation 3 × 2+ m = 12. How many miles, m, does Josh
have left to walk in order to meet his goal?
A.
2
B.
3
C.
6
D.
7
32.
The art club needs to raise $1,250 for new supplies. The first week they
raised $275. The second week they raised $325. How much more does
the art club need to raise?
A.
$650
B.
$875
C.
$925
D.
$1,250
33.
Which answer is the best estimate for a in A.
Between 250 and 300 because and ?
and .
B.
Between 250 and 260 because and C.
Between 270 and 280 because and D.
Between 290 and 300 because and 3.OA.8 2 Step Word Problems
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34.
There are 27 students divided equally in 3 groups. If each student needs
2 pencils, how many pencils will each classroom get?
A.
9
B.
18
C.
32
D.
81
35.
Johnny has 8 bags with 2 pieces of candy in each, and Julius has 12
pieces of candy. How many more pieces does Johnny have than Julius?
A.
2
B.
4
C.
10
D.
12
36.
Wanda bought three boxes of cookies. Two boxes had 10 cookies. The
third box had 8 cookies. Which equation shows the total number of
cookies, c, Wanda bought?
A.
2 + 10 + 8 = c
B.
2 × 10 + 8 = c
C.
2 × 10 × 8 = c
D.
2 + 10 × 8 = c
37.
Zander set a goal to read 36 books in one year. He read 3 books each
month for the first 4 months of the year. Which equation shows, b, how
many more books Zander needs to read to reach his goal?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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38.
Celina bought 4 pineapples at a fruit stand. She gave the seller $20 and
received $8 in change.
Part A Write an equation to find the cost of each pineapple. Use p to
represent the cost of each pineapple.
Part B What is the cost, in dollars, of each pineapple? Show or explain
your work.
39.
Anne made friendship bracelets on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. On Tuesday, she made 5 bracelets. On Wednesday, she made 12 bracelets. When she finished, she had a total of 21 bracelets. How many bracelets
did Anne make on Monday?
A.
38
B.
26
C.
17
D.
4
40.
Sam goes to football practice 2 hours each day. On one of the days, Sam
practices an additional 1 hour. Which equation, when solved, will tell how
many days, d, it will take to practice 11 hours?
A.
2 – d + 1 = 11
B.
2 × d + 1 = 11
C.
2 + d – 1 = 11
D.
2 ÷ d + 1 = 11
41.
Darren spent 90 minutes at the beach on Saturday. He ate lunch for 27
minutes and played a game for 32 minutes. He spent the rest of the time
swimming. About how long did Darren spend swimming?
A.
30 minutes
B.
60 minutes
C.
140 minutes
D.
150 minutes
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42.
Casey had a pack of 48 crayons. She lost 8 of the crayons at school and
her brother broke 4 of them. How many whole crayons does Casey have
now?
A.
60
B.
52
C.
36
D.
12
43.
The picture below shows that the total weight of six identical boxes and
one ball is 57 pounds. The ball weighs 15 pounds. What is the weight, in pounds, of each box?
A.
6
B.
7
C.
12
D.
42
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44.
Sarah divided 96 pennies into 24 groups. Each group had the same
number of pennies. She gave Tracy 9 groups of pennies.
Part A Write an equation to show how many pennies Sarah gave Tracy.
UseP for the missing number.
Part B Solve the equation for P.
45.
A group of 3 friends went out for lunch. Their food cost $21 and their
drinks cost $6. If they split the bill equally, how much did each friend
pay?
A.
$5
B.
$9
C.
$27
D.
$30
46.
Part A
Brady bought 4 packs of crayons. His friend gave him 9 more crayons.
Brady now has 41 crayons. Write an equation using p to represent the
number of crayons in each pack. How many crayons were in each pack?
Part B
Brady will give his sister any crayons he has left over after he puts all of
the 41 crayons into groups of 12. Draw a model to show how Brady could
group the crayons. How many crayons will his sister get?
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47.
Misha is cleaning cars to earn $100 for a camping trip. He earns $12 for
washing the outside of a car and $8 for sweeping the inside.
Part A If Misha performs both tasks on each car, how many cars would he
need to wash and sweep to make enough money for the trip? Write an
equation to represent this problem where c represents the number of
cars. Show or explain your work.
Part B Misha has already washed the outside of 3 cars and swept the
inside of 2 other cars. How much more money does Misha need to earn to
meet his goal for the camping trip? Write an equation to represent this
problem where m represents how much more money Misha needs. Show
or explain your work.
48.
Kerry runs 4 miles each day, 7 days a week. She has already run 24 miles
this week. How many more times will Kerry run this week?
A.
1
B.
2
C.
3
D.
4
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49.
Five trucks arrived at a grocery store. Each truck was carrying four large
boxes of fruit. The next day, two more trucks arrived with the same
number of boxes on each truck.
How many boxes were delivered in the two days?
A.
7
B.
11
C.
28
50.
Tanisha has 30 pencils. James has 13 fewer pencils than Tanisha. Which
equation can be used to find the total number of pencils, p, that Tanisha
and James have?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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51.
Maya had 10 stamps. She bought 10 more and gave 5 to her brother. Which equation
can be used to find the number of stamps, n, Maya had left?
A.
B.
C.
D.
52.
David has five times as many erasers as Tyler. When Tyler buys 3 more
erasers, he will have 12. How many erasers does David have?
A.
45
B.
30
C.
23
53.
Mrs. Arnold had $65 to spend on class supplies. She spent $23 on
notebooks and $16 on pencils. Which equation can be used to determine
m, the amount of money Mrs. Arnold had left after she bought the
supplies?
A.
B.
C.
D.
54.
A student has 54 toy cars to put on shelves in a bookcase. Each shelf
holds 8 cars. The student has 14 cars left over that did not fit in the
bookcase. Which equation shows the number of shelves, n, in the
bookcase?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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55.
Blue Elementary School ordered 48 new student chairs in May and 24 new
student chairs in June. The chairs were divided evenly among 9
kindergarten classrooms. How many new student chairs did each
classroom receive?
A.
8
B.
7
C.
6
D.
5
56.
Leni and Erin want to buy 4 toys for $7 each. They have a $50 bill.
Write a number sentence to show how much change, c, Leni and Erin
will get back after they pay for the toys.
Leni estimates that they will get about $20 back in change.
Is her estimate reasonable? Tell how you know.
Use words, numbers, and/or pictures to show your work.
57. Reggie sorts triangles into 3 groups by color. The red and blue groups each have 9 triangles. The yellow group
has 14 triangles. Which equation shows the total number, t, of triangles Reggie sorts?
A.
B.
C.
D.
58.
Sue has 3 cookies. Bobby has 7 cookies. They want to share the cookies
equally. How many cookies will they each have?
A.
10
B.
5
C.
2
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59.
Charles has 3 boxes of crayons. Maria has 2 boxes of crayons. Each box
has 5 crayons in it. How many total crayons do they have?
A.
30
B.
28
C.
25
60.
Beth had $50. Then she spent $5 each month for 4 months. At the end of
4 months, how much money did Beth have?
A.
$20
B.
$30
C.
$45
D.
$59
61.
Allie’s horse, Scout, runs 3 miles every day. On one of the days, Scout
runs an additional 2 miles. Which equation is used to find how many
days, d, it will take Scout to run 20 miles?
A.
3 × d + 2 = 20
B.
3 – d + 2 = 20
C.
3 + d – 2 = 20
D.
3 ÷ d – 2 = 20
62.
Jake buys lunch at school 5 days a week. He spends $2 each day. How
much does Jake spend in 2 weeks?
A.
$5
B.
$10
C.
$20
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63.
John had 12 baseball cards. He bought 5 more cards at the store. His dad
gave him 6 more. Which set of equations can be used to find the total
number of baseball cards, c, John has now?
A.
B.
C.
D.
64.
A group of 4 children went to an ice cream shop. The children’s ice
cream cost $8 all together. They paid with a $20 bill and shared the
change equally. How much change did each child get?
A.
$3
B.
$7
C.
$12
D.
$16
65.
Meg has 4 fish. Santi has 3 times as many fish as Meg. Kari has 27 fish.
How many more fish does Kari have than Santi?
A.
12 fish B.
15 fish C.
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66.
TASK:
A video game store places their games on racks based on the price. One
rack has $20 games. One rack has $40 games and one rack has $50
games.
Part A. A customer comes into the store and buys $160 worth of video
games. Use equations to show 3 different possible combinations of
games the customer could have bought. Write your answer in the space
below.
Part B. The owner of the store decides to offer a $10 discount if a
customer spends $50. Write 5 different expressions to show how much
money the customer will spend at each $50 level. Use g for the number
of $50 video games the customer buys. Write your answers in the space
below.
Part C. A customer came back to the store and returned 4 video games
for $50 each. The customer estimates that he could buy five $20 games
with the money he received. Does the customer's estimate make sense?
Write your answers in the space below.
67.
The chart below shows the number of ice cream cones sold in one week.
There were a total of 400 ice cream cones sold. Day
Ice Cream Cones Sold
Monday
103
Tuesday
87
Wednesday
56
Thursday
92
Friday
?
How many ice cream cones were sold on Friday?
A.
62
B.
72
C.
238
D.
338
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68.
Ten students need six pencils each. They already have forty pencils. How
many more pencils do they need?
A.
20
B.
46
C.
56
D.
100
69.
Joshua has 612 baseball cards. He gave 419 cards to his brother and
then bought 232 new cards. How many cards does Joshua have now?
A.
193
B.
325
C.
425
D.
799
70.
Peggy’s parents spent $73 at the shoe store. Peggy’s shoes and her
sister’s shoes each cost $24. The rest of the money was spent on her
brother’s shoes. How much did her brother’s shoes cost?
A.
$25
B.
$48
C.
$49
71.
Kendra wants to read 20 books during the week. She can read 5 books
each day. After 3 days, how many more books does Kendra have to read?
A.
4
B.
5
C.
15
D.
25
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72.
Susan has 3 bags of marbles. There are 9 marbles in each bag. Lara has
40 marbles. How many more marbles does Lara have than Susan?
A.
13
B.
27
C.
31
D.
67
73.
Billy divided a pack of pencils equally with his brother. His mother gave
him 3 more. Then he had 10 pencils. How many pencils were in the pack?
A.
5 pencils
B.
7 pencils
C.
13 pencils
D.
14 pencils
74. There are 9 bears at the zoo. The zookeeper gives each bear 5 fish to
eat. One bear does not eat 2 of his fish. Which equation represents how
many fish, f, were eaten?
A.
9 × 5 − 2 = f
B.
9 + 5 − 2 = f
C.
9 × 5 × 2 = f
75.
Newbury Elementary School students collected old phone books for
recycling. On Monday and Tuesday, they collected a total of 406 books.
From Wednesday through Friday, they collected twice as many as Monday
and Tuesday. About how many phone books did they collect altogether?
A.
400
B.
800
C.
1,000
D.
1,200
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76.
Marshall wants to save 900 box tops. He saved 135 in one month. He
saved 83 the next month. About how many more box tops does Marshall
need to save?
A.
fewer than 300 B.
between 300 and 600 C.
between 600 and 800
D.
more than 800
77.
Amy went shopping and bought shoes for $58, sunglasses for $12, and a
coat. She spent $160. Amy found the cost of the coat by solving 58 + 12
+ c = 160. How much money did Amy spend on the coat if c = the cost
of the coat?
A.
$100
B.
$90
C.
$70
D.
$60
78.
Sean is saving for a bike that costs $75. He has saved $30. Sean will
continue to save $5 a week until he can buy the bike. How many more
weeks does Sean need to save his money?
A.
6
B.
9
C.
15
D.
45
79.
Lynne had 13 cookies. She gave 2 cookies to each of her 6 friends. How
many cookies did she have left?
A.
1
B.
11
C.
12
D.
21
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80.
Jenny buys 3 packages of stickers. There are 6 stickers in each package.
Jenny wants to share the stickers equally with her brother. Which
equation should Jenny use to find the number of stickers, N, to give her
brother?
A.
B.
C.
D.
81.
Charlene had n pieces of candy. She gave 4 pieces to each of her eight
friends. Now she has 16 pieces left. Which number sentence represents
this situation?
A.
n − (4 × 8) = 16
B.
(4 × 8) − 16 = n
C.
n + (4 × 8) = 16
D.
n + 16 = (4 × 8)
82.
Steven has 4 bags of erasers. Each bag has 9 erasers in it. Steven shares
the erasers between himself and 5 friends. How many erasers does each
child get?
A.
4
B.
6
C.
8
D.
18
83.
Jose bought 2 tubs of ice cream for $3 each. He also bought a bottle of
chocolate syrup for $2. Which equation represents how much money, M,
Jose will spend?
A.
M = 2 + 3 + 2
B.
M = (2 × 3) + 2
C.
M = 2 × 3 × 2
D.
M = (2 + 3) × 2
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84.
A family of 2 adults and 3 children is going to the museum. The family
has $85 to spend at the park. Tickets for adults cost $18 each, and
tickets for children cost $15 each.
Part A
Write and solve an equation that represents a, the total cost of the
adults' tickets to the museum. Part B
Write and solve an equation that represents c, total cost of the children's
tickets to the museum. Part C
Write and solve an equation that represents m, the amount of money the
family will have left after paying for everyone's tickets. Show your work
or explain how you got your answer.
85.
A farmer fills 4 boxes with eggs. Each box holds 6 eggs. After the farmer
fills the boxes he has 3 eggs left over. How many total eggs does the
farmer have?
A.
13
B.
18
C.
27
D.
36
86.
Karen had 100 tickets to use on games and rides at the fair. She used 24
tickets on games and 17 tickets on rides. About how many tickets did
Karen have left, rounded to the nearest ten?
87.
A student read 7 pages of a book each day for 3 days. The total number
of pages in the book is 100.
Part A Write an equation using p to represent the number of pages the
student has left to read.
Part B How many pages does the student have left to read? Show or
explain your work.
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