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Two-Step Word Problems is a free printable Grade 4 maths worksheet on problems with an unstated middle question, aligned to Common Core standard 4.OA.A.3. 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.

Set 12 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Two-Step Word Problems

4.OA.A.3

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Read carefully, then work out the answer.

1.Ama buys 5 boxes of beads with 12 in each, then gives 34 away. How many are left?
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2.Dilan buys 7 boxes of beads with 11 in each, then gives 41 away. How many are left?
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3.Omar buys 4 boxes of stickers with 9 in each, then gives 6 away. How many are left?
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4.Elsie buys 9 boxes of beads with 9 in each, then gives 42 away. How many are left?
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5.Aisha buys 4 boxes of buttons with 5 in each, then gives 5 away. How many are left?
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6.Ama buys 6 boxes of marbles with 11 in each, then gives 16 away. How many are left?
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LessonPrint · 4.OA.A.3 · Set 12 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Two-Step Word Problems

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.5 × 12 = 60; 60 − 34 = 26
  2. 2.7 × 11 = 77; 77 − 41 = 36
  3. 3.4 × 9 = 36; 36 − 6 = 30
  4. 4.9 × 9 = 81; 81 − 42 = 39
  5. 5.4 × 5 = 20; 20 − 5 = 15
  6. 6.6 × 11 = 66; 66 − 16 = 50

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 4.OA.A.3 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.