Third graders often know their facts but freeze when the numbers hide inside a story. This 3rd grade one-step multiplication stories worksheet gives them three short word problems, each solved with a single multiplication. Mary needs 8 measures of 32 grams of sugar for a cake. Peter rides a train, and his whole trip is three times the 50 miles he has already covered. Mr. Adams buys 24 basketballs at $5 each. A girl carrying a cake and a busy train car decorate the page. There is plenty of grid space for working. Page two shows each answer worked out in columns.