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
7 x 5 =
35
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
4 x 8 =
32
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
8 x 5 =
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
4 x 11 =
44
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.
A pack of gum has 8 pieces in it. Jack chewed 3 pieces of the gum.
What fraction of the whole pack of gum did Jack chew?
3/8
There are 297 peach trees on a farm. There are 815 peach trees on different farms. What is the difference?
518
7 x 7 =
49
100 divided 10
A quarter is what fraction of a dollar?
1/4
16 students dressed up for Halloween. 1/4 of the students dressed up as dogs. How many students were dressed up as dogs?
4 students