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Grade 3 Word problems — Gentle practice

Word problems turn real situations into mathematical operations. Start with accessible examples. Give extra time for thinking and use a visual model whenever helpful.

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Grade 3 Word problems — Gentle practice

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20 questions

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

  1. 180 pencils are shared equally by 20 students. How many each?
  2. There are 26 books. 7 are checked out. How many remain?
  3. 16 bags each have 15 marbles. How many marbles altogether?
  4. There are 22 books. 8 are checked out. How many remain?
  5. There are 19 books. 5 are checked out. How many remain?
  6. There are 21 books. 7 are checked out. How many remain?
  7. 165 pencils are shared equally by 15 students. How many each?
  8. 16 bags each have 9 marbles. How many marbles altogether?
  9. Maya has 14 stickers. She gets 11 more. How many stickers now?
  10. Maya has 16 stickers. She gets 11 more. How many stickers now?
  11. There are 28 books. 8 are checked out. How many remain?
  12. 17 bags each have 7 marbles. How many marbles altogether?
  13. 200 pencils are shared equally by 20 students. How many each?
  14. Maya has 19 stickers. She gets 9 more. How many stickers now?
  15. 19 bags each have 8 marbles. How many marbles altogether?
  16. Maya has 14 stickers. She gets 12 more. How many stickers now?
  17. 16 bags each have 7 marbles. How many marbles altogether?
  18. 266 pencils are shared equally by 19 students. How many each?
  19. 220 pencils are shared equally by 20 students. How many each?
  20. 16 bags each have 11 marbles. How many marbles altogether?

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  1. 1. 9
  2. 2. 19
  3. 3. 240
  4. 4. 14
  5. 5. 14
  6. 6. 14
  7. 7. 11
  8. 8. 144
  9. 9. 25
  10. 10. 27
  11. 11. 20
  12. 12. 119
  13. 13. 10
  14. 14. 28
  15. 15. 152
  16. 16. 26
  17. 17. 112
  18. 18. 14
  19. 19. 11
  20. 20. 176

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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