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
8 x 8
64
21 divided by 3
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
50 divided by 5
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
9 x 8 =
72
36 divided by 6
6
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.
Emily has 2/3 a meter of ribbon. What would be the equivalent if the ribbon were cut into sixths, instead of thirds?
4/6
The sales clerk at the sporting goods store wants to display 48 caps equally on 6 shelves. How many will the clerk put on each shelf?
What is 8?
7 x 7 =
49
100 divided 10
There are 2 pans of lasagna that are the same size. The first pan is cut into 12 pieces and 8 pieces have already been eaten. The second pan is cut into 3 pieces and the same amount has been eaten. What is the fraction that has been eaten for the second pan?
2/3
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)