3rd Grade Math Vocabulary
Addition/Place Value
Multiplication
Area
Perimeter
100

Answer to an addition problem

What is the sum?

100
23 + _____= 90, what is the missing addend

67

100

5 x 5

25

100

I have a square that has a side length of 5...the area would be...

What is 25

100

I am building a dog fence.  I have square yard with a side length of 5 feet.  What is the perimeter of my yard?

20 feet

200

Answer to a subtraction problem

What is the difference?

200

_________+ 57=109 the missing addend is...

52

200

Missing Factor:

4 X ___=12

What is 3?

200

I have a rectangle that is 4 inches by 5 inches.  What is the area of that rectangle?

20 inches squared

200

I have a rectangle that has a side width of 2 and a length of 7.  What is the perimeter?

18 

300

Answer to a multiplication problem

What is the product?

300

14 + 28 + 19=

61

300

The product of 2 and 8

What is 16?

300

Sam has a rectangle that is 2 inches by 3 inches.  He states that his area is 5?  Is this true or false?

False

300

Sam has a yard for his dog.  He went to the store to buy fencing.  His yard is a 2 feet by 11 feet.  He bought 22 feet of fencing.  Does he have enough fencing for his yard?  Why?

No, he calculated the area not the perimeter.

400

Answer to a division problem

What is the quotient?

400

What place value is the 3 with 4,390,265

Hundred Thousands

400

2 groups of 5 multiplied  by 6

What is 60?

400

What is the area of a square that has a side length of 10?

100 inches squared

400

The square has a side length of 8.  What is the perimeter of the square?

32 

500

rhombus, square, rectangle, trapezoid can all be called...

What is a quadrilateral?

500

4 groups of 25 + 10 groups of 5

150

500

4 groups of 2 multiplied by 3

What is 24?

500
I have a rectangle that has a length of 4 and an area of 8.  What is the side length?

___ by 4 = 8

2

500

I have a rectangular shaped yard.  I only know the length of the yard.  Do I have enough information to but fencing for my yard?

no, you will need a side length and a width in order to accurately buy the fencing for the yard.