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Two-Step Problems — Multiply then Subtract is a free printable Grade 3 maths worksheet on an unstated intermediate total, aligned to Common Core standard 3.OA.D.8. It prints 6 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Two-Step Problems — Multiply then Subtract

3.OA.D.8

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Read carefully, then work out the answer.

1.Mei buys 5 boxes of acorns with 9 in each, then gives 6 away. How many are left?
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2.Mei buys 4 boxes of beads with 9 in each, then gives 18 away. How many are left?
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3.Ama buys 6 boxes of beads with 6 in each, then gives 32 away. How many are left?
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4.Kofi buys 6 boxes of cards with 8 in each, then gives 28 away. How many are left?
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5.Tomas buys 7 boxes of stamps with 7 in each, then gives 10 away. How many are left?
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6.Elsie buys 8 boxes of marbles with 9 in each, then gives 53 away. How many are left?
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Answer key — Two-Step Problems — Multiply then Subtract

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.5 × 9 = 45; 45 − 6 = 39
  2. 2.4 × 9 = 36; 36 − 18 = 18
  3. 3.6 × 6 = 36; 36 − 32 = 4
  4. 4.6 × 8 = 48; 48 − 28 = 20
  5. 5.7 × 7 = 49; 49 − 10 = 39
  6. 6.8 × 9 = 72; 72 − 53 = 19

Questions about Two-Step Problems — Multiply then Subtract

What does the Two-Step Problems — Multiply then Subtract worksheet cover?

It practises an unstated intermediate total — 6 questions for Grade 3, all on Common Core 3.OA.D.8: Solve story problems that need two steps. The instruction to pupils is “Read carefully, then work out the answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Two-Step Problems — Multiply then Subtract practise?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.D.8 — 3.OA.D.8, in the Operations & Algebraic Thinking domain for Grade 3. The published standard reads: “Solve two-step word problems using the four operations.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Two-Step Problems — Multiply then Subtract is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on 3.OA.D.8, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Two-Step Problems — Multiply then Subtract come with an answer key?

Yes. All 6 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Two-Step Problems — Multiply then Subtract can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Two-Step Problems — Multiply then Subtract free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Two-Step Problems — Multiply then Subtract, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach 3.OA.D.8?

Yes — “Two-Step Problems, Four Operations” is a 45-minute Grade 3 plan for 3.OA.D.8, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Two-Step Problems — Multiply then Subtract is the practice that follows it.

More practice for 3.OA.D.8

Solve story problems that need two steps.

Teaching this next? Two-Step Problems, Four Operations is the 45-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 3.OA.D.8 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.