Word problems on basic operations for grade 3

Helen baked 435 chocolate chip cookies yesterday and 139 cookies this morning. How many cookies did Helen bake?

• 550

• 574

• 109

• 512

Pinky the Pig bought 36 apples while Danny the Duck bought 73 apples and 14 bananas. How many apples do they have altogether?

• 100

• 109

• 120

• 99

The elephant had 407 peanuts. She ate 129 of them. How many peanuts did the elephant have left?

• 278

• 287

• 277

• 288

Gary had 73 dollars. He spent 55 dollars on a pet snake. How many dollars did Gary have left?

• 18

• 80

• 70

• 50

Misha has 34 dollars. She needs 47 dollars to buy a dog. How many more dollars does she have to earn?

• 43

• 37

• 13

• 50

Robin has 9 packages of gum. There are 15 pieces in each package. How many pieces of gum does Robin have?

• 100

• 125

• 155

• 135

63 people are going to the zoo. There are 3 cars to take people to the zoo. How many will go in each car if the same number go in each car?

• 31

• 13

• 21

• 12

I have 80 cents to buy candy. If each gumdrop costs 4 cents, how many gumdrops can I buy?

• 40

• 20

• 10

• 80

Maggi had 3 packages of cupcakes. There are 4 cupcakes in each package. She ate 5 cupcakes. How many are left?

• 10

• 15

• 12

• 7

58 children are taking a bus to the zoo. 2 children sit in every seat. How many seats will the children need in all?

• 50

• 30

• 26

• 29