Dinosaur Math Adventure
A free, printable Grade 3 multi-step word problem worksheet themed around Dinosaurs. Each problem takes two or three steps to solve. Work them on screen or print the PDF — a teacher/parent answer key is included.
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1.Maya found 4 boxes of T-rex teeth. Each box had 8 teeth inside. She gave 5 teeth to her science teacher and split the remaining teeth equally between her 3 best friends. How many teeth did each friend get?9
2.Leo has 3 packs of Triceratops figures, and each pack has 6 figures inside. He also has 14 Stegosaurus figures. If he wants to pack all of his figures into boxes that hold 8 figures each, how many boxes will he fill?4
3.A hungry Brachiosaurus ate 4 bags of ferns with 12 ferns in each bag, and 5 bags of pine needles with 8 needles in each bag. How many plants did it eat in total?88
4.The dinosaur museum sells child tickets for 6 dollars each. Mr. Green bought 5 child tickets and 1 adult ticket for 12 dollars. He paid with a 50-dollar bill. How much change did he get back?8
5.A pack of Velociraptors has 5 members. Each raptor needs 6 pounds of meat per day. If they already have 18 pounds of meat, how many more pounds of meat do they need to catch today?12
6.Scientists found two trails of fossil footprints. The first trail had 3 rows of footprints with 9 prints in each row. The second trail had 4 rows with 8 prints in each row. How many footprints did the scientists find in total?59