Practice Problems — Set 11

3.OA.D.8 · Solve two-step word problems using the four operations

Print and write your answers. Use diagrams to show thinking.

Warm-up

1. Two-step: 5 red and 6 blue marbles, then lose 1. How many now? ___ 2. Compare: Team A 32 points, Team B 27. Difference? ___ 3. Draw a bar model for: 5 + 6 + 3

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Written practice

1. Two-step: 8 red and 8 blue marbles, then lose 3. How many now? ___ 2. Compare: Team A 31 points, Team B 26. Difference? ___ 3. Draw a bar model for: 8 + 8 + 4 4. Create a two-step word problem for 3.OA.D.8. 5. Does your answer make sense? Explain in one sentence. 6. Create a two-step word problem for 3.OA.D.8. 7. Two-step: 7 red and 8 blue marbles, then lose 3. How many now? ___ 8. Compare: Team A 34 points, Team B 29. Difference? ___

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More written practice

1. Draw a bar model for: 7 + 8 + 3 2. Two-step: 6 red and 8 blue marbles, then lose 3. How many now? ___ 3. Compare: Team A 37 points, Team B 32. Difference? ___ 4. Draw a bar model for: 6 + 8 + 4 5. Two-step: 5 red and 8 blue marbles, then lose 3. How many now? ___ 6. Compare: Team A 40 points, Team B 35. Difference? ___

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Patterns and rules

1. Two-step: 5 red and 7 blue marbles, then lose 2. How many now? ___ 2. Compare: Team A 48 points, Team B 43. Difference? ___ 3. Draw a bar model for: 5 + 7 + 3

_See printable PDF for diagram._

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