Practice Problems — Set 16
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: 6 red and 8 blue marbles, then lose 3. How many now? ___ 2. Compare: Team A 37 points, Team B 32. Difference? ___ 3. Draw a bar model for: 6 + 8 + 4
_See printable PDF for diagram._
Written practice
1. Two-step: 5 red and 7 blue marbles, then lose 2. How many now? ___ 2. Compare: Team A 36 points, Team B 31. Difference? ___ 3. Draw a bar model for: 5 + 7 + 3 4. Explain your thinking for this word problem in one sentence. 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: 8 red and 7 blue marbles, then lose 2. How many now? ___ 8. Compare: Team A 39 points, Team B 34. Difference? ___
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More written practice
1. Draw a bar model for: 8 + 7 + 4 2. Two-step: 7 red and 7 blue marbles, then lose 2. How many now? ___ 3. Compare: Team A 42 points, Team B 37. Difference? ___ 4. Draw a bar model for: 7 + 7 + 3 5. Two-step: 6 red and 7 blue marbles, then lose 2. How many now? ___ 6. Compare: Team A 45 points, Team B 40. Difference? ___
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Patterns and rules
1. Two-step: 6 red and 6 blue marbles, then lose 1. How many now? ___ 2. Compare: Team A 53 points, Team B 48. Difference? ___ 3. Draw a bar model for: 6 + 6 + 4
_See printable PDF for diagram._
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Stretch
1. Explain your thinking for this word problem in one sentence. 2. Create your own word problem for 3.OA.D.8.
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