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3rd Grade Word Problems

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sheyenne has 23 marbles. Jessica has 5 more marbles than Sheyenne does. How many marbles does Jessica have?

a)

Multiply

b)

Divide

c)

Subtract

d)

Add

2.

Sheyenne has 23 marbles. Jessica has 5 more marbles than Sheyenne does. How many marbles does Jessica have?

a)

Multiply

b)

Divide

c)

Subtract

d)

Add

3.

Sheyenne has 23 marbles. Jessica has 5 more marbles than Sheyenne does. How many marbles does Jessica have?

a)

Multiply

b)

Divide

c)

Subtract

d)

Add

4.

Sheyenne has 23 marbles. Jessica has 5 more marbles than Sheyenne does. How many marbles does Jessica have?

a)

Multiply

b)

Divide

c)

Subtract

d)

Add

5.

Sheyenne has 23 marbles. Jessica has 5 more marbles than Sheyenne does. How many marbles does Jessica have?

a)

Multiply

b)

Divide

c)

Subtract

d)

Add

6.

Emma is baking cookies. She bakes 19 batches of cookies. There are 12 cookies in each batch. How many total cookies did she bake?

a)

Multiply

b)

Divide

c)

Add

d)

Subtract

7.

The 4th graders have 546 people going on the field trip. The 5th grades have 789 people going on the field trip. How many more people does 5th grade have going than 4th grade?

a)

Multiply

b)

Add

c)

Subtract

d)

Divide

8.

There are 35 members on the soccer team who are going on a field trip to a soccer game. If the cost for each member is $14, what is the total cost for the whole soccer team to go?

a)

Add

b)

Subtract

c)

Multiply

d)

Divide

9.

Dante bought a car for $5,677. Malachi bought his car for $10,987. What is the difference in the cost of the 2 cars?

a)

Add

b)

Subtract

c)

Multiply

d)

Divide

10.

Marley has 456 brownies and 9 boxes. If she divides the brownies evenly, how many brownies will go in each box?

a)

Add

b)

Multiply

c)

Subtract

d)

Divide

11.

The Campbell family went to the grocery on Saturday and spent $134. They went again on Monday and spent $65. On Thursday they spent $78 more. How much did the Campbell family spend altogether at the grocery this week?

a)

Subtract

b)

Add

c)

Multiply

d)

Divide

12.

At a wedding reception, there are 458 guests but 324 meals.

How many more meals are needed?

a)

Subtract

b)

Add

c)

Multiply

d)

Divide

13.

The Lin family spent $800 on 4 airplane tickets. Each ticket was the same price. How much was each ticket?

a)

Add

b)

Subtract

c)

Multiply

d)

Divide

14.

Jacklin has 1,345 photos to put into a photo album. If she can fit 4 pictures on a page, how many pages will she need for all 1,345 photos?

a)

Add

b)

Subtract

c)

Multiply

d)

Divide

15.
Crystal has 25 lollipops.  Angie has 12 more lollipops than Crystal.  How many lollipops do the girls have all together?
a)
37
b)
62
c)
49
d)
13
16.
The temperature was 80 degrees in the afternoon.  It was 50 degrees in the evening.  How much did the temperature change?
a)
25 degrees
b)
30 degrees
c)
130 degrees
d)
20 degrees
17.
Maggie practiced her flute for 100 minutes. Julia practiced her flute for 85 minutes. How much longer did Maggie practice?
a)
12 minutes
b)
14 minutes
c)
17 minutes
d)
15 minutes
18.
44 flowers bloomed in the front garden. 26 flowers bloomed in the back garden. How many flowers bloomed in all? 
a)
80
b)
71
c)
50
d)
70
19.
Paul is preparing for a violin concert this weekend. He practiced 49 minutes on Monday and 14 minutes on Tuesday. How many more minutes did he practice on Monday? 
a)
63
b)
93
c)
62
d)
49
20.
David's assignment this weekend is to read a book with 64 pages. On Saturday he read 46 pages. How many pages does he need to read on Sunday? 
a)
64
b)
18
c)
46
d)
110
21.

Max is 183 cm tall. Ruby is 169 cm tall. How much taller is Max than Ruby?

a)

12 cm

b)

16cm

c)

14 cm

d)

18cm

22.
The bakery has 381 chocolate cupcakes and 346 vanilla cupcakes. How many total cupcakes does the bakery have?
a)
727 cupcakes
b)
725 cupcakes
c)
720 cupcakes
d)
729 cupcakes
23.
The store has 150 baseballs. At the end of the month, there were 81 baseballs left. How many baseballs did the store sell?
a)
69 baseballs
b)
59 baseballs
c)
70 baseballs
d)
68 baseballs
24.
Jordan read 485 pages last month and 391 pages this month. How many pages did Jordan read altogether?
a)
866 pages
b)
876 pages
c)
886 pages
d)
877 pages
25.
There are 112 ducks at the pond. 78 ducks flew away. How many ducks are still at the pond?
a)
44 ducks
b)
34 ducks
c)
54 ducks
d)
64 ducks
26.

678 students are participating in field day. There are 98 third graders. How many are not third graders?

a)

776

b)

580

c)

620

d)

598

27.
Jack and Jill had a class party for Easter. The teacher hid jellybeans around the classroom. Jack found 121 jellybeans. Jill found 119 jellybeans. How many jellybeans did Jack and Jill find altogether?
a)
230
b)
219
c)
240
d)
202
28.
Jack and Jill had a class party for Easter. The teacher hid jellybeans around the classroom. Jack found 121 jellybeans. Jill found 119 jellybeans. How many jellybeans did Jack and Jill find altogether?
a)
230
b)
219
c)
240
d)
202
29.
Phil and Bill are rich. Phil has $537. Bill has $619. If they combine their money, how much money will they have in total?
a)
$1156
b)
$1056
c)
$1146
d)
$1046
30.
Phil and Bill each have a crush on Jill. If Phil sends Jill 47 love letters and Bill sends her 39 love letters, how many love letters will Jill have in all?
a)
87
b)
76
c)
86
d)
88
31.
Jack traveled 105 miles from Paterson, NJ to Philadelphia, PA to visit his favorite aunt. He traveled in the same direction from Philadelphia to Paterson to get back home. How many miles did Jack travel in all?
a)
210
b)
200
c)
105
d)
150
32.
A zoologist was checking the weights of three gorillas. Gorilla A weighed 559 pounds, gorilla B weighed 827 pounds and gorilla C weighed 130 pounds. What is the combined weight of all three gorillas?
a)
1,160 pounds
b)
1,516 pounds
c)
1,386 pounds
d)
957 pounds
33.
While working on his car, Phil spent 584 bucks on a new paint job, $309 on the transmission and 213 dollars on the interior. How much money did he spend? 
a)
$1,610
b)
$1,160
c)
$1,106
d)
$1,601
34.
For a new year's party 911 red balloons, 910 green balloons and 915 white balloons were used. What is the total number of balloons used? 
a)
2,736
b)
2,763
c)
2,673
d)
2,637
35.
Jill, Phil and Bill were collecting cans for recycling. Jill collected 178 cans, Phil collected 498 and Bill collected 592. What is the total number of cans all three friends collected?
a)
1,286
b)
1,268
c)
1,628
d)
1,682
36.
A school had 945 red pens, 393 blue pens and 993 black pens. How many pens did they have total?
a)
2,331
b)
2,313
c)
2,133
d)
2,333
37.
A chef was buying different soups. She bought 551 cans of chicken soup, 835 cans of mushroom soup and 966 cans of tomato soup. How many can of soup did she buy all together? 
a)
2,235
b)
2,325
c)
2,352
d)
2,242
38.

Marcy had $84 in the bank. She took $39 out of her account. How much does she have in her account now?

a)

$50

b)

$45

c)

$123

d)

$51

39.
There are 53 regular pencils and some colored pencils in the bin. There are a total of 91 pencils in the bin. How many colored pencils are in the bin?
a)
124
b)
37
c)
144
d)
38
40.
Henry solved 24 of his homework problems. There were 51 left to do. How many math problems were there on his homework sheet?
a)
75
b)
77
c)
27
d)
0
41.
Linda has 334 candies. Chloe has 428. How many candies do they have in all? 
a)
762 candies in all 
b)
752 candies in all 
c)
873 candies in all 
d)
753 candies in all 
42.
Last Saturday, Mrs. Pokrzywa sold 425 magazines and 275 newspapers. What is the total number of reading materials she sold? 
a)
700 magazines
b)
695 magazines 
c)
625 magazines
43.
Mrs. Garee  picked up 292 shells at the seashore in the morning and 324 shells in the afternoon. How many shells did she pick up in all? 
a)
616 shells
b)
626 shells
c)
765 shells
d)
611 shells
44.
At a wedding reception, there are 458 guests but 324 meals.
How many more meals are needed?
a)
134
b)
159
c)
147
d)
123
45.
At a wedding reception, there are 458 guests but 324 meals.
How many more meals are needed?
a)
134
b)
159
c)
147
d)
123
46.
Alexander invited 34 friends to a swim party. 9 friends couldn't come. Which number sentence shows how many friends came to Alexander's party?
a)
34 + 9 = ?
b)
34 - 25 = ?
c)
34 + 25= ?
d)
34 - 9 = ?
47.
At the circus, Porfirio has 16 balloons. He sells 7 balloons. How many balloons does Porfirio have left?
a)
21 balloons
b)
16 balloons
c)
9 balloons
d)
7 balloons

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