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Grade 3 Word problems — Stretch your thinking

Word problems turn real situations into mathematical operations. Try the more demanding numbers. Estimate first, then explain your method and verify.

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Grade 3 Word problems — Stretch your thinking

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20 questions

Directions: Read the story once for meaning and again for quantities. Write your answer for each problem.

  1. 1600 pencils are shared equally by 50 students. How many each?
  2. Maya has 50 stickers. She gets 31 more. How many stickers now?
  3. 936 pencils are shared equally by 26 students. How many each?
  4. 41 bags each have 22 marbles. How many marbles altogether?
  5. Maya has 37 stickers. She gets 33 more. How many stickers now?
  6. 49 bags each have 10 marbles. How many marbles altogether?
  7. 50 bags each have 28 marbles. How many marbles altogether?
  8. 558 pencils are shared equally by 31 students. How many each?
  9. 1872 pencils are shared equally by 52 students. How many each?
  10. Maya has 44 stickers. She gets 26 more. How many stickers now?
  11. There are 44 books. 5 are checked out. How many remain?
  12. 768 pencils are shared equally by 48 students. How many each?
  13. Maya has 30 stickers. She gets 12 more. How many stickers now?
  14. 832 pencils are shared equally by 52 students. How many each?
  15. Maya has 45 stickers. She gets 8 more. How many stickers now?
  16. There are 75 books. 30 are checked out. How many remain?
  17. Maya has 46 stickers. She gets 24 more. How many stickers now?
  18. There are 40 books. 12 are checked out. How many remain?
  19. 1750 pencils are shared equally by 50 students. How many each?
  20. Maya has 47 stickers. She gets 35 more. How many stickers now?

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  1. 1. 32
  2. 2. 81
  3. 3. 36
  4. 4. 902
  5. 5. 70
  6. 6. 490
  7. 7. 1,400
  8. 8. 18
  9. 9. 36
  10. 10. 70
  11. 11. 39
  12. 12. 16
  13. 13. 42
  14. 14. 16
  15. 15. 53
  16. 16. 45
  17. 17. 70
  18. 18. 28
  19. 19. 35
  20. 20. 82

How to help with this skill

Third graders begin to use multiplication, division, fractions and measurement regularly. Discuss which operation fits the question.

  • Read the story once for meaning and again for quantities.
  • Ask what is known and what is missing; draw a quick model.
  • Write an equation, solve it, and label the answer with units.

Try this: Tell the story back without the numbers before solving it.

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