3rd Grade Problem Solving
Carson had a collection of 315 toy cars. He gave away some of his cars and had 240 left. How many toy cars did he give away?
75
10 x 6 + 4 = 8 x n
What is the value of n?
8
25 divided by 5
5
A pizza has 5 pieces. Sara eats 3 of the pieces. What fraction of the pizza is left over?
2/5
Maya baked 12 cookies. She shared 1/3 with her friends. How many cookies did she keep?
8
Jordan's family is going on a trip. They are traveling 283 miles the first day, 365 miles the second day, and 116 miles on the third day. How many miles have they traveled so far?
764
Which expressions have the same value as 8 x 4?
a) 16 x 2 - 0
b) 24 + 4 x 2
c) 6 x 2 + 2 x 10
d) 8 + 8 + 8 x 2
ALL of THEM! a, b, c, AND d!
30 divided by 3
10
Which is greater 1/5 or 1/3?
1/3
Mark has 2/3 of a cake. Lily has 1/2 of a cake. Who has a bigger piece?
Mark
There are 3,279 dimes and 1,317 pennies in a jar. How many more dimes than pennies are there in the jar?
1,962
Which of the following are true?
a) 7 x 12 = 7 x 10 + 7 x 2
b) 5 x 0 = 2 + 0 x 3
c) 72 = 8 x 1 + 8 x 0
a
20 divided by 4
Which is greater 3/6 or 3/8?
3/6
A pizza is cut into 8 slices. Sarah wants to eat 3/4 of a pizza. How many slices will she eat?
6 slices
Ella bought a specialty purse for $288 and a matching wallet for $119. She gave the clerk $500. How much change should Elina have received?
$93
Jayden buys 4 sets of baseball cards. Each set has 8 cards. He gives away 12 cards to his friends. How many cards does Jayden have left?
What expression could be used to solve the problem?
(4 + 8) – 12
(4 x 8) – 12
4 x (8 x 12)
4 + (8 x 12)
2
27 divided by 9
3
What does the denominator tell you?
The denominator tells how many equal parts there are in the whole or in the group.
Emily has 1/2 a meter of ribbon. She wants to share it equally with 3 friends. How much ribbon will each friend get?
1/6th each
There are 297 peach trees on Jacob's farm. There are 815 peach trees on Mark's farms. What is the difference?
518
Jimmy and Alex both play on the baseball team. Jimmy practices for 2 hours 4 days per week and Alex practices for 18 hours per week. How many more hours did Alex practice per week than Jimmy?
10 hours
100 divided 10
A quarter is what fraction of a dollar?
1/4
You and your friends are sharing 3 pizzas. Each pizza is cut into 8 slices.If you have 3 slices, your 1st friend has 6 slices, and your 2nd friend had 4 slices, what are the left over fractions of each pizza. (3 answers)
You(5/8) , 1st friend (2/8), 2nd friend (4/8)