Division and Equation Word Problems for Grade 3

Lily has 24 apples. She gives 6 apples to her friends. How many apples does she have left? Write an equation to show this.

• 6

• 30

• 12

• 18

Tom has 30 candies. He eats 5 candies each day. How many days will it take for him to finish all the candies? Write an equation to represent this.

• 6 days

• 10 days

• 5 days

• 7 days

A farmer has 45 oranges. He packs them into boxes with 9 oranges in each box. How many boxes does he fill? Write an equation to find the answer.

• 4

• 6

• 7

• 5

Sarah has 50 stickers. She gives away 10 stickers to each of her 5 friends. How many stickers does she have left? Write an equation to show this.

• 10

• 30

• 25

• 0

A baker made 36 cookies. He puts them in bags with 6 cookies in each bag. How many bags does he have? Write an equation to represent this.

• 7

• 6

• 5

• 8

There are 72 pencils in a box. If each student takes 8 pencils, how many students can take pencils from the box? Write an equation to find the answer.

• 8

• 10

• 9

• 6

Mark has 60 marbles. He loses 12 marbles each week. How many weeks will it take for him to lose all his marbles? Write an equation to show this.

• 5 weeks

• 4 weeks

• 3 weeks

• 6 weeks

A library has 90 books. If each shelf can hold 10 books, how many shelves are needed to hold all the books? Write an equation to represent this.

• 8

• 10

• 9

• 7

Emma has 48 toy cars. She gives 8 toy cars to each of her 4 friends. How many toy cars does she have left? Write an equation to show this.

• 24

• 40

• 16

• 32

A gardener has 100 flowers. He plants them in rows of 10 flowers each. How many rows does he plant? Write an equation to find the answer.

• 5

• 15

• 10

• 20