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Grade 3 Math
Solve two-step word problems
The main lesson, then each kind of problem it solves.
Solve two-step word problems
Main lesson
Two-step problems: add, then divide
Use this for “18 red and 12 blue beads, shared equally on 5 strings. How many on each?”
Two-step problems: multiply, then add
Use this for “3 boxes of 8 crayons and 5 more. How many in all?”
Two-step problems: subtract, then divide
Use this for “45 stickers, 5 given away, the rest shared on 8 pages. How many on each?”
Two-step problems: multiply, then compare
Use this for “3 boxes of 8 crayons. Ben has 30. How many more does Ben have?”
Two-step problems: addition and subtraction
Use this for “had 215, got 60 more, then gave away 120: how many are left?”