two step problems Worksheets
Free multistep worksheets with answer key. No login or account needed. These worksheets provide a variety of problems that require students to use their critical thinking and problem-solving skills in order to find the solution. A grading column and quick grade scale maker grading a breeze and a modified pages help with lower level learners or when just introducing a topic. Great for teachers or for homeschool.
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Two-step word problems require students to perform two different operations in sequence to find the answer. Worksheets cover every combination of add-then-subtract, add-then-multiply, add-then-divide, subtract-then-add, subtract-then-multiply, subtract-then-divide, multiply-then-add, and multiply-then-divide. Aligned with second through fourth grade standards.
2oa1

- Solve two-step word problems where you add first and then subtract to find the answer.
- Figure out what each step in a story problem is asking before you start calculating.
- Write a simple equation to match a word problem and use it to solve.
3oa8

- Solve two-step word problems where you add first and then multiply.
- Decide which operation to do first and follow the correct order of steps.
- Write an equation that matches a story problem with parentheses for the addition part.
3oa8

- Solve two-step problems by adding first and then dividing to find the final answer.
- Figure out what the numbers in a word problem mean and decide which ones to add before you divide.
- Write a matching equation with parentheses to show “add, then divide.”
2oa1

- Solve two-step word problems where you subtract first and then add to find the final answer.
- Figure out what each number in a story problem means and decide what to do first and next.
3oa8

- Solve two-step problems where you subtract first and then multiply.
- Figure out which numbers in a word problem tell you what to subtract and what to multiply.
- Write an equation that matches a story problem with parentheses to show the correct order.
3oa8

- Solve two-step word problems where you subtract first and then divide.
- Write a matching equation for a story problem using parentheses to show the correct order.
3oa8

- Solve problems where you multiply first and then add to get the final answer.
- Turn a short word problem into a number sentence with parentheses or the right order of operations.
4oa3

- Solve word problems that take two steps, where you multiply first and then divide.
- Figure out what the problem is asking and choose the correct numbers and operations.
- Write and solve a matching equation for a story problem using multiplication and division.
4oa3

- Solve word problems that take two steps, where you multiply first and then subtract.
- Figure out what each number in the story means and choose the right operation for each step.