3rd Grade Word Problems
Kelly has 10 cookies.
Liam has 12 cookies.
They plan to put their cookies together in pairs. How many pairs of cookies with they be able to create?
10 + 12 = 22
22 divided by 2 = 11
11 pairs of cookies
9x6=
54
72 divided by 9
What is 59+12?
71
What is 36-17?
19
St. Angela Merici School has 448 paper cups. 3rd Grade uses 126 cups for a project. 2nd Grade uses 118 cups for a picnic. How many cups have not been used?
126 + 118 = 244
448 - 244 = 204
204 cups have not been used
3x7=
21
100 divided by 10
10
What is 45+39?
84
What is 208-9?
199
Eight teachers each bring 5 boxes of corn muffins to a school event. The muffins are shared equally among 240 students. How many students share 1 box?
8 x 5 = 40 boxes
240 divided by 40 = 6
6 students share 1 box of muffins
7 x 8=
56
60 Divided By 5
What is 256+345?
601
What is 129-56?
73
Tim has 232 erasers in his collection. His mother buys 24 more erasers for the family. She divides the new erasers equally among Tim and his 3 sisters. How many erasers does Tim have now?
24 divided by 4 = 6
232 + 6 = 238
Tim has 238 erasers now
7x12=
84
32 divided by 8
4
What is 493+ 527?
1,020
What is 943-457?
486
Barry's club is selling greeting cards. There are 6 cards in each pack. Each of his 2 aunts buys 5 packs of cards. Solve to find the total number of cards his aunts buy.
5 x 2 = 10
10 x 6 = 60
60 total cards
7 x 4 =
10 Divided By 5
What is 5623+4246?
9869
What is 8000-4561?
3439