Problem Powerhouse Worksheet Problem Powerhouse
3rd Grade Math • STAAR Two-Step Prep
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Goal: Solve these **two-step** problems. Be sure to show your thinking on scratch paper!
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Maya had 348 stickers in her collection. Her brother gave her 125 more stickers for her birthday. Then, Maya gave 67 stickers to her best friend. How many stickers does Maya have in her collection now?
2
A bakery sells boxes of donuts. Each box has 6 donuts. Mr. Henderson bought 4 boxes for his office. He also bought 8 individual donuts for his children. How many total donuts did Mr. Henderson buy?
3
The 3rd grade classes are going on a field trip. There are 24 students in Mrs. Lee’s class and 21 students in Mr. Garcia’s class. All the students will be split into 5 equal groups for the tour. How many students will be in each group?
4
A movie theater has 500 seats. For the morning show, 156 seats were filled. For the afternoon show, 218 seats were filled. How many seats were empty during the afternoon show?
5
Lily is making bracelets. She has 9 packs of beads, and each pack has 8 beads. She uses 45 beads to make bracelets for her friends. How many beads does Lily have left?
6
A farmer has 42 apples. He puts them into bags of 6 apples each. He then buys 4 more bags of apples at the market. How many total bags of apples does the farmer have now?
7
On Monday, a library checked out 189 books. On Tuesday, they checked out 245 books. On Wednesday, they checked out 112 fewer books than they did on Tuesday. How many books did the library check out on Wednesday?
8
Evan saved $5 each week for 8 weeks. He wanted to buy a video game that costs $62. How much more money does Evan need to save to buy the game?
9
A garden has 215 red flowers and 187 yellow flowers. During a storm, 94 flowers were damaged and had to be removed. How many red and yellow flowers are left in the garden?
10
A toy store received 3 boxes of teddy bears. Each box had 9 bears. They also received 4 boxes of toy cars, and each box had 8 cars. How many total toys did the store receive in these boxes?
11
Mrs. Miller had 52 pencils. She threw away 4 broken pencils. She gave the rest of the pencils to 6 students. If she gave each student the same number of pencils, how many pencils did each student receive?
12
Sam caught 18 fish and his dad caught 14 fish. They put all the fish into 4 coolers. If each cooler had the same number of fish, how many fish were in each cooler?
13
A rectangular rug is 8 feet long and 5 feet wide. A larger rug is 2 feet longer and 3 feet wider than the first rug. What are the dimensions of the larger rug?
14
In a school cafeteria, 142 students chose pizza and 89 students chose tacos. The rest of the students chose chicken nuggets. If there are 350 total students, how many students chose chicken nuggets?
15
A pet store has 7 tanks of goldfish. Each tank has 10 fish. The store gets a delivery of 25 more goldfish. How many goldfish does the store have now?
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Problem Powerhouse Answer Key Quest Key
Teacher & Tutor Guide • 3rd Grade STAAR Math
# Steps to Solve Answer 1 TEKS 3.4A (ADD/SUB)
Step 1: 348 + 125 = 473
TEKS 3.4K (MULT/ADD)
Step 1: 4 boxes × 6 donuts = 24 donuts
TEKS 3.4K (ADD/DIV)
Step 1: 24 + 21 = 45 students
TEKS 3.4A (SUB/SUB)
Step 1: 500 - 156 = 344
TEKS 3.4K (MULT/SUB)
Step 1: 9 packs × 8 beads = 72
TEKS 3.4K (DIV/ADD)
Step 1: 42 ÷ 6 = 7 bags
TEKS 3.4A (SUB)
Step 1: 245 - 112 = 133
TEKS 3.4K (MULT/SUB)
Step 1: $5 × 8 weeks = $40
# Steps to Solve Answer 9 TEKS 3.4A (ADD/SUB)
Step 1: 215 + 187 = 402
TEKS 3.4K (MULT/MULT/ADD)
Step 1: (3 × 9) = 27 bears; (4 × 8) = 32 cars
TEKS 3.4K (SUB/DIV)
Step 1: 52 - 4 = 48 pencils left
TEKS 3.4K (ADD/DIV)
Step 1: 18 + 14 = 32 fish
TEKS 3.6C (GEOMETRY/ADD)
New Length: 8 + 2 = 10 ft
TEKS 3.8A (ADD/SUB)
Step 1: 142 + 89 = 231 (pizza & tacos)
TEKS 3.4K (MULT/ADD)
Step 1: 7 tanks × 10 fish = 70
TUTOR STRATEGY GUIDE
Identify the Hidden Question:
Encourage the student to ask: "What do I need to find out first before I can answer the actual question?"
Visualize the Story:
Instead of searching for keywords, have the student draw a quick strip diagram or sketch to model what is happening in the problem.
Math Quest Task Cards 1
Maya had 348 stickers in her collection. Her brother gave her 125 more stickers for her birthday. Then, Maya gave 67 stickers to her best friend. How many stickers does Maya have in her collection now?
Math Quest TEKS 3.4A
2
A bakery sells boxes of donuts. Each box has 6 donuts. Mr. Henderson bought 4 boxes for his office. He also bought 8 individual donuts for his children. How many total donuts did Mr. Henderson buy?
Math Quest TEKS 3.4K
3
The 3rd grade classes are going on a field trip. There are 24 students in Mrs. Lee’s class and 21 students in Mr. Garcia’s class. All the students will be split into 5 equal groups for the tour. How many students will be in each group?
Math Quest TEKS 3.4K
4
A movie theater has 500 seats. For the morning show, 156 seats were filled. For the afternoon show, 218 seats were filled. How many seats were empty during the afternoon show?
Math Quest TEKS 3.4A
5
Lily is making bracelets. She has 9 packs of beads, and each pack has 8 beads. She uses 45 beads to make bracelets for her friends. How many beads does Lily have left?
Math Quest TEKS 3.4K
6
A farmer has 42 apples. He puts them into bags of 6 apples each. He then buys 4 more bags of apples at the market. How many total bags of apples does the farmer have now?
Math Quest TEKS 3.4K
7
On Monday, a library checked out 189 books. On Tuesday, they checked out 245 books. On Wednesday, they checked out 112 fewer books than they did on Tuesday. How many books did the library check out on Wednesday?
Math Quest TEKS 3.4A
8
Evan saved $5 each week for 8 weeks. He wanted to buy a video game that costs $62. How much more money does Evan need to save to buy the game?
Math Quest TEKS 3.4K
9
A garden has 215 red flowers and 187 yellow flowers. During a storm, 94 flowers were damaged and had to be removed. How many red and yellow flowers are left in the garden?
Math Quest TEKS 3.4A
10
A toy store received 3 boxes of teddy bears. Each box had 9 bears. They also received 4 boxes of toy cars, and each box had 8 cars. How many total toys did the store receive in these boxes?
Math Quest TEKS 3.4K
11
Mrs. Miller had 52 pencils. She threw away 4 broken pencils. She gave the rest of the pencils to 6 students. If she gave each student the same number of pencils, how many pencils did each student receive?
Math Quest TEKS 3.4K
12
Sam caught 18 fish and his dad caught 14 fish. They put all the fish into 4 coolers. If each cooler had the same number of fish, how many fish were in each cooler?
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