3rd Grade Math
Word Problems
Fractions
Equations
Place Value & Rounding
100

On a clock, what time would it be if the big hand is on the 6 and the small hand is on the 4?

4:30

100

Madi has 36 lip glosses.  She buys a container that holds 4 each.  How many containers does she need to hold all of her lip glosses?

36 ÷ 4 = 9 containers

100

Show a rectangle that shows three-fourths.  

Rectangle split into 4 equal parts with 3 of the 4 parts shaded.

100

Write a related multiplication and addition sentence.

4 groups of 4

___ + ___ + ___ + ___ = ___

___ x ___ = ___

4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 16


4 x 4 = 16

100

Round each number to the nearest ten?

24

65

20

70

200

What is the area and the perimeter of a rectangle that has a width of 4 ft. and a length of 8 ft.?

Area = 4ft. x 8ft. = 32 sq. ft.

Perimeter = 4 ft. + 8 ft. + 4 ft. + 8 ft. = 24 ft,

200

Rosy has $28 to spend at the book store.  If each book costs $7, home many books can Rosy buy?

28 ÷ 7 = 4 books

200

Compare

3/4  and   2/4


3/4 > 2/4


200

Solve:

3 x 9 = 

6 x 4 = 

9 x 8 =

12 x 4 =


3 x 9 = 27

6 x 4 = 24

9 x 8 =72

12 x 4 =48

200

Round the following numbers to the nearest hundred.

473

2,305


500

2,300

300

  7,568

+3,587

11,155

300

Grandma has a square garden.  Each side of the garden is 10 feet long.  How many feet of fence will she need to put around the whole garden?

P = 10 ft. + 10 ft.  + 10 ft. + 10 ft. = 40 ft.

300

Write the fractions in order from least to greatest.

1/2 , 1/4, 1/8

1/8 < 1/4 < 1/2

300

Solve:

63 ÷ 7 = 

56 ÷ 8 =

48 ÷ 6 =

36 ÷ 4 =


63 ÷ 7 = 9

56 ÷ 8 =7

48 ÷ 6 =8

36 ÷ 4 = 9

300

Estimate the sum to the nearest hundreds.

  299

+199

  300

+200

  500

400

What is the value of the 8 in the following number?


8,423

8,000

400

Brandon and his sister bought supplies from the school store. The cost of the supplies is below. SUPPLY COST Pencil $1 each 이 Notebook $3 each Box of Crayons $4 each Brandon bought 3 pencils and 2 notebooks, while his sister bought 1 box of crayons and 5 notebooks. What is the difference in the cost of the supplies between what Brandon's sister bought and what he bought?

BRANDON 

3 pencils x $1 = $3 

2 notebooks x $3 = $6 

Sister 1 box x $4 = $4 5 notebooks x $3 = $15 $4+ $15 = $19

 Difference = $19-$9= $10

400

Find the equivalent fraction.

1/2   =   ?/4


2/4

400

Draw 18 tally marks.  Make 3 equal groups.  How many are in each group?

18 ÷ 3 = 6 in each group

400

Estimate the difference to the nearest hundred. 

 271

-152

 300

-200

100
500

The Scout troop earned $315 washing cars.  The troop's expenses were $80.  How much profit did the scout troop make from washing cars?

$235

500

Rick mows lawns in his neighborhood for cash. One weekend, he mowed 3 lawns for $12 each. He spent $7 on gas for his lawnmower. How much money did Rick have left after paying for gas?

Step 1: Find out how much money Rick made mowing 3 lawns. 2 3 x $ 12 = $ 3 made 

Step 2: Take away $7 from the money he made cutting the lawns. 36 - 7 = $ 29 left

500

The girls ate 4/5 of a pizza.  The boys ate 5/5 of a pizza.  Who ate more of their pizza, the boys or the girls?  How much of their pizza did they have left over?

The boys ate 1/5 more of their pizza.  The girls had 1/5 left over.

500

Write 4 equations for the fact family.  

45, 5 , 9

45 ÷ 5 = 9

45 ÷ 9 = 5

5x9 = 45

9x5 = 45

500

Kaleah ran a total of 485 miles last year.  This year she only ran 203 miles.  Altogether, about home many miles did Bella run this year and last year?

 500

+200

 About 700 miles

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