3rd grade math problem solving

#15
Demarcus 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?

• F. 75
• G. 135
• H. 215
• J. 555

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

#14
The table below shows the number of books the Wilson family read in the years 1998-2001
                  Year               Number of books Read
1998                                    336
1999                                    297
2000                                    208
2001                                    289
How many books did the Wilsons read from 1998 through 2001?

• 900
• 1130
• 1100
• 1140

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

#13
Matt's family is going on a trip.  They are traveling 283 miles the first day, 365 miles the second day, 116 miles on the third day, and 359 miles the fourth day.  How many miles are they traveling on the first three days of their trip?

• A. 764 miles
• B. 642 miles
• C. 359 miles
• D. 283 miles

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

#12
There are 3,279 dimes and 1,317 pennies in a jar.  How many more dimes tan pennies are there in the jar?

• F. 4,028
• G.  997
• H. 1,962
• J. 322

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

#11
Matt's family is going on a trip.  They are traveling 289 miles the first day, 416 miles the second day, and 419 miles the third day.  How many total miles are they traveling on these three days of their trip?

• 1,128
• 804
• 1,124
• 967

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

#10
Ronny has 1,403 baseball cards in his collection.  He gave 279 of his cards to his friends.  How many baseball cards does he have left?

• F. 982 baseball cards
• G. 536 baseball cards
• H. 213 baseball cards
• J. 1,224 baseball cards

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

#9
Loryn bough a specialty purse for $288 and a matching wallet for $119.  Both prices included tax.  She gave the clerk $500.  How much change should Loryn have received?

• $407
• $93
• $269
• $212

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

#8
The fastest bird in the world is the peregrine falcon which can fly at 217 miles per hour.  If a plane was traveling 125 miles per hour faster than a peregrine falcon, how fast was it flying?

• A. 92 miles per hour
• B. 242 miles per hour
• C. 332 miles per hour
• D. 342 miles per hour

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

#7
The table below shows the number of performances that were given by different singers.
             Name of  Singer                     Number of Performances
Whitney Houston                                                4,95
         Britney Spears                                                   2,548    
          Sheryl Crow                                                     2, 042  
           Celine Dion                                                         3,787
How many more performances did Whitney Houston have than Celine Dion?
     

• F. 8,739
• G. 1,165
• H. 2,404
• J. 896

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CCSS.3.MD.B.3

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

#6
Andrew bough a package of notebook paper.  During the school year after using 156 of the sheets of paper, he had 194 sheets left.  How many sheets of paper were in the package Andrew bought?

• A. 240
• B. 250
• C. 340
• D. 350

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8