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35 math problems for 3 rd graders

In 3rd grade, students are introduced to important math concepts that become the building blocks for future mathematical learning. Let’s practice those concepts with this list of math problems for 3rd graders.

Author Katie Wickliff

Published September 25, 2023

• Key takeaways
• In 3rd grade math, students develop a deeper understanding of multiplication and division, fractions, and measurements.
• Word problems for 3rd graders require more advanced comprehension skills.
• Place Value: Understanding place value helps us read and write numbers correctly and compare their values.
• Look for opportunities for your child to practice their math at home–worksheets, math games , or a math practice app will help strengthen new mathematical knowledge. While consistency is key, math practice for 3rd graders should be engaging and fun.

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• Subtraction
• Multiplication
• Measurement
• Multi-step word problems

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In addition to reviewing and strengthening the skills learned in previous years, 3rd graders learn multiplication and division, explore fractions, calculate measurements, and more. Also, word problems for 3rd graders are often multi-step, requiring students to understand what operations to perform and how to perform them correctly. 

This list of 3rd grade math problems is intended to reinforce concepts students have already been taught. The list is divided into sections: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, measurement, and multi-step problems. These sections allow students to specifically focus their practice, but feel free to skip around and choose the 3rd grade math practice problems that best suit your child’s needs. 

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Sample questions, 35 third grade math problems, section 1: addition.

At the school carnival, Hattie won 25 tickets at ring toss and 40 tickets at balloon darts. How many tickets did she win altogether?

There are 15 baby chicks at the barn. 12 more chicks are born. How many baby chicks are at the barn now?

How can you represent the number line with an equation?

Using the number line, solve 7+ _ = 22

Amir practices basketball three days a week. On Tuesday, he practices basketball for 60 minutes. On Wednesday, he practices for 37 minutes. On Thursday, he practices for 15 minutes. Which expression shows how to find the total number of minutes Amir practiced? Circle the correct answer

Section 2: Subtraction

Using the number line, solve 17-6=

There are 224 Lions fans and 212 Tigers fans at the football game. How many more Lions fans than Tigers fans are at the game?

An animal shelter has 27 kittens available for adoption. On Friday, 8 kittens are adopted. How many kittens are left at the shelter?

Gemma has 130 beads for bracelets. She gives 75 beads to Piper and 6 beads to Claire. Which expression shows how to find the total number of beads Gemma has left? Circle the correct answer.

Using the number line, solve 30- _ = 14

Section 3: Multiplication

Using the picture below, write a multiplication equation to find the number of shapes

Francis and Jane are playing a card game. Francis has 7 cards. Jane has 3 times as many cards as Francis. How many cards does Jane have?

Using the number line to show hops, complete the multiplication sentence

Solve the equation

Mariela has 8 pages of math homework. There are 4 problems on each page. How many total problems does Mariela have for math homework?

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Section 4: Division

Connor has 80 crayons that he will put into crayon boxes. Each crayon box can hold 8 crayons. How many crayon boxes does he need?

Using the number line to show hops, complete the division sentence

Natalie divided 12 marbles into equal groups of 3. Draw a representation to show equal grouping.

Craig’s mom brought 12 cookies to the soccer game. She shared them equally among Craig and 3 teammates. Which expression will solve the problem correctly? Circle the answer.

Section 5: Fractions

Using the number line, work out what A, B and C represent.

Plot ¼ on this number line:

A cheese pizza has 8 slices. Marco ate 2 of the slices. His dad at the rest.  What fraction of the pizza did Marco eat? What fraction of the pizza did his dad eat?

There are 15 flowers in a garden. 10 flowers are yellow and the rest are red. What is the fraction of red flowers in the garden?

Using the number line, find the value of K and L. Which is bigger?

Section 6: Measurement

A school bus is 12 feet long and a car is 4 feet shorter than the bus. How long is the car?

John is 64 inches tall, Mabel is 59 inches tall, and Phoebe is 57 inches tall. How much taller is John than Phoebe?

Use the ruler provided to measure to the nearest ¼ inch:

Find the area of the square below

Find the perimeter of the rectangle below

Section 7: Multi-step word problems

Sarah has two $10 bills. Her sister has one $5 bill. They combine their money to buy a game that costs $22 dollars. How much change will they receive?

Dad baked 36 cookies for the bake sale. Jonas baked 24 cookies for the bake sale. His brother ate 5 cookies before the bake sale started. How many cookies do they have left to sell?

The school bus seats 75 students in all. On Friday, the school bus was full. At the first stop, 7 students got off. At the second stop, 15 students got off. How many children were left on the bus?

George has 25 water balloons. He wants to divide the water balloons equally between himself and 2 friends. How many water balloons will each get? Will there be any water balloons left over?

On Monday, 5 inches of snow fell. On Tuesday, 3 inches of snow fell. On Wednesday, 7 inches of snow fell. The school will have a snow day if it snows 21 inches or more. How many more inches would it have to snow for the school to have a snow day?

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Addition answers

25+40= 65. Hattie won 65 tickets

15+12= 27. 27 baby chicks are at the barn

7+ 15= 22. This should be represented by 15 “hops” on the number line

Subtraction answers

17-6=11. This should be represented by 11 “hops” on the number line

224-212= 12. There are 12 more Lions fans than Tiger fans

27-8= 19. There are 19 kittens left at the shelter.

Multiplication answers

2×3=6; 3×2=6

7×3=21. Jane has 21 cards.

8×4= 32

Division answers

40÷8= 5. It will take Max 5 days to pay Bennett.

Drawing should show 3 groups of 4 marbles each.

Fractions answers

The ¼ should be plotted on the point between 0 and ½

Marco ate 2/8 (or ¼) of the pizza. His dad ate 6/8 (or ¾) of the pizza

5/15 (or ⅓)

K= ⅜, L= 6/8 (or ¾). L is larger.

Measurement answers

12-4=8. The car is 8 feet long.

64-57=7. John is 7 inches taller than Phoebe

8×8=64. The area is 64 yd2

8+8+2+2=20 cm

Multi-step word answer answers

$10+$10= $20. 

$20+$5=$25.

$25-$22= $3

 Sarah and her sister will receive $3 in change

They have 55 cookies left to sell

53 students are left on the bus

George and his friends each get 6 water balloons, with one left over.

• 5 in+ 3 in+ 7 in= 15 in

21 in- 15 in= 6 in

It must snow 6 more inches to get a snow day. 

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Katie Wickliff

Katie holds a master’s degree in Education from the University of Colorado and a bachelor’s degree in both Journalism and English from The University of Iowa. She has over 15 years of education experience as a K-12 classroom teacher and Orton-Gillingham certified tutor. Most importantly, Katie is the mother of two elementary students, ages 8 and 11. She is passionate about math education and firmly believes that the right tools and support will help every student reach their full potential.

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Opening your daily math lesson with a Math Word Problem of the Day is an excellent way to set the stage for learning. We all know that word problems are difficult for young learners to grasp, even when the mathematical operation portion of the problem is basic. Incorporate these third grade math word problems one day at a time at the start of your math block to build confidence, critical thinking skills, and a learning community. Students will get used to reading slowly for meaning, while also identifying key information. Encourage students to write out equations and draw pictures to explain their thinking, since this helps them see the light when they are stuck!

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1. gage went shopping and bought 19 cupcakes, 18 apple pies, and 47 glazed donuts. how many items did he buy altogether.

2. A shelter is taking care of 384 cats. 176 more arrive. How many cats are in the shelter now?

3. Gabby has 42 books on her bookshelf. Her dad gives her 23 more for her birthday. How many books does Gabby have now?

4. There were 823 people attending a soccer game after 37 people left. How many people were at the game before the people left?

5. Mr. Washington has 44 pencils. He found 37 pencils inside of the cubbies and opened a new pack of 60 pencils. How many pencils does Mr. Washington have in all?

6. Jeff plays Minecraft. On Monday he played for 67 minutes. On Tuesday he played for 32 minutes, and on Wednesday he played for 43 minutes. How many total minutes did Jeff play during the week?

7. Smith Elementary School has 286 boys and 241 girls. What is the total number of students that attend Smith Elementary?

8. Ashley rides her bike to school every day. The ride from her house to her school takes 21 minutes. If she has already been biking for 17 minutes, how much longer does she have to ride before she arrives at school?

9. Jason baked 93 cookies to sell at the school bake sale. He plans to take home whatever cookies he doesn’t sell. If he sold 77 cookies, how many cookies will he take home?

10. A school collects money for T-shirts. Third graders collected $327. Fourth graders collected 138 fewer dollars. How much money did fourth graders collect?

11. Hayden has 610 stickers. There are 250 in a white box and some in a yellow box. How many are in the yellow box?

12. The table shows students’ class points. Which two students’ scores have a difference of 15 points?

13. Ms. Brady has 356 tomato plants. She sells 91 of the plants and gives 49 of the plants away. How many tomato plants does Ms. Brady have left?

14. David’s mom buys apples for his class. There are 5 rows of 4 green apples. There is 1 row of 4 red apples. Fill in the blanks to complete the expressions.

15. A box of chocolates has 14 rows. There are 6 pieces of chocolate in each row. How many pieces of chocolate are in the box?

16. Christy and Jan are playing a card game. Christy has 4 cards and Jan has 4 times as many cards. How many cards do they have together?

17. Emerson is in charge of collecting the basketballs at the end of gym class. There are 6 bins, and 7 basketballs can fit in each bin. How many basketballs are there if each bin is full?

18. Luz had two pages of homework. Each page had five problems on it. How many total problems did she have to complete?

19. Keyanna was drawing on scrap paper. She could fit seven drawings on each page. If she has three pieces of paper, how many drawings can she make?

20. A bakery sells one sugar cookie for $2.00. How much will a dozen sugar cookies cost?

21. Mrs. Smith is getting her classroom ready for the first day of school. She has 25 students in her class. She wants 5 students to sit at every table. How many tables will she need?

22. Alex is organizing his school supplies. He has 141 index cards. He wants to split them into 3 piles.  How many cards will each pile get?

23. Mrs. Blackley’s class plays a review game. The class earns 5 points every time they answer a question correctly. On Monday, the class earns 50 points playing the game. How many questions did the class answer correctly?

24. Maria has 56 gummy bears. She will give all the gummy bears to 8 of her friends. Each friend will get the same number. How many gummy bears will each friend receive?

25. Daniel has 63 coins and 9 piggy banks. If each piggy bank has the same number of coins, how many coins are in each piggy bank?

26. Leslie has 32 dolls in 4 baskets. Each basket has the same number of dolls. How many dolls are in each basket?

27. Levi has 10 fish in his fish tank. 4 fish are goldfish and the rest are minnows. What fraction of the fish are goldfish?

28. Melanie has 8 colored pencils. 3 are green, 2 are yellow, and 3 are blue. What fraction of the pencils are blue?

29. Hannah has a bag of M&M’s. There are 24 M&M’s in the bag. 8 are red, 6 are green, 7 are yellow, and 3 are brown. What fraction of the M&M’s are brown?

30. Mr. Brown needs to order pizza for 18 students. He wants each student to have ¼ of a pizza. How many pizzas should he order?

31. The class took a survey about favorite animals. ¼ of students chose lions as their favorite animal, and ½ of the students chose elephants. The other students chose either sharks or whales. Partition a circle graph to show these results.

32. John wanted a chocolate cake for his birthday. After blowing out the candles, he cut the cake. Out of his 12 party guests, only 6 ate cake. John let his friend Jackson take half the remaining cake home. What fraction of the cake was left over?

33. The area of a rectangle is 72 square units. One side has a length of 9 units. What is the other side length?

34. Monico drew a shape. It was a quadrilateral, and all sides were the same length. Which shape did Monico draw?

35. Gloria is buying a new rug for her bedroom floor. If the floor measures 12 feet x 12 feet, which size rug does she need?

36. The area of Happytown is 42 square miles. If the length is 7 miles, what is the perimeter of the town?

37. Aiden read 2 pages in his chapter book every day for 7 days. The book has 32 total pages. How many pages does Aiden have left to read?

38. Sophia has a twenty dollar bill. She buys six pop-it fidget toys for $2 each. How much money does Sophia have left?

39. There are 10 people at a cookout. Each person will eat 2 hot dogs. There are 8 hot dogs in a package. How many packages are needed?

40. Mrs. Potter bought 160 index cards. She gave the first row 55 index cards, then the second row 72 index cards. How many does she have left to give to the last row?

41. Samantha has 38 markers. She gives 29 markers to her classmates. Then she opens a new pack of 15 markers. How many markers does she have now?

42. There were 18 volleyballs in a bag and 13 volleyballs in a basket. 10 of these were used at recess. How many volleyballs were not used?

43. Mrs. Horton has 1 gallon of milk. She poured out 3 cups of milk. How many cups of milk does she have left?

44. Mark needs to buy yarn for 5 friends to do a science activity. Each friend needs 2 feet of green yarn and 1 foot of purple yarn. How many yards of yarn does Mark need to buy?

45. Nadine’s new jump rope is 4 inches longer than her old jump rope. Her old jump rope was 32 inches long. How long is Nadine’s new jump rope?

46. Dervin lined paper clips up in two rows. Each row was 18 feet long. How many feet of paper clips did Dervin have if he added the two rows together?

47. London started looking for her missing dog at 2:10 pm. It took her 43 minutes to find him. What time did London find her dog?

48. Damon took a train from his house to downtown. The train left the station at 1:08 pm and traveled 33 minutes before arriving downtown. What time did the train arrive?

49. Hannah worked on her homework for 37 minutes. If she started at 7:14 pm, what time did she finish her homework?

50. Kevin started cleaning his room at 6:03 pm. If he finally finished at 6:40 pm, how long did Ned spend cleaning his room?

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162 stamps from africa in his collection. how many more stamps does he have from africa than asia and europe combined, 10. angie used 3 red ornaments, 5 blue ornaments, and 7 green ornaments to decorate a christmas tree. she has 12 ornaments left. how many ornaments did she have to begin with, 11. jenny and her friends bought 3 boxes of cupcakes. there were 16 cupcakes in each case. james ate 3 cupcakes, stewart ate 5 cupcakes and kim ate 13 cupcakes. how many cupcakes are left, 12. tom finished a 354-piece jigsaw puzzle and stella finished a 567-piece jigsaw puzzle. how many fewer pieces did tom’s puzzle have, 13. stephanie has $217 and derek has $138 to spend. they spend some money and now they have $112 left. how much money did they spend, 14. cassandra ran 15 miles each day for 8 days. then she ran 12 miles each day for two weeks. how many miles did she run altogether, 15. andy’s pencil case weighs 32 grams. his notebook weighs 45 grams more than his pencil case. what is the total weight of his pencil case and notebook, 16. daniel bought 4 packs of chewing gum. there are 9 pieces of gum in each pack. he wants to share the gum evenly with 3 people. how many pieces of gum will each person get, 17. jen climbed 48 steps up to a diving board. she climbed down 5 steps to talk to a friend. then she climbed 12 steps to get to the top. how many steps does the diving board have, 18. there are 78 balls on the playground. 22 are soccer balls and 18 are basketballs. the rest are tennis balls. how many tennis balls are there, 19. tommy made 63 cookies for the bake sale. lindsay made 35 cookies. they sold 22 cookies altogether. how many cookies do they have left, 20. adam found 235 pennies on the playground. he spent 98 pennies. then he found 123 more. how many pennies does he have now, 21. lisa saw 86 animals at the zoo. she saw 54 monkeys, 17 parrots, and some elephants. how many elephants did she see, 22. julia has a crayon collection of 156 crayons. she gave some to her friend emily. now she has 72 crayons left. how many crayons did she give emily, 23. sandy had $225 to buy bracelets. the store was selling 2 packs of bracelets for $5. how many packs can sandy afford to buy, 24. brandon earned $12 an hour mowing the lawn and $15 an hour babysitting. he worked 20 hours mowing the lawn and 18 hours babysitting. how much money did he earn in total, 25. gavin bought 14 pencils. he had $48 before he bought the pencils. after he bought the pencils, he had $20 left. how much did each pencil cost, 26. tina won 160 teddy bears at the carnival. she gave 8 to each of her friends. then she had 32 left. how many friends did she give teddy bears to, 27. billy sold half of his trading cards and then he bought 132 more. now he has 325 trading cards. how many did he have to start with, 28. lacy’s school is going on a field trip. there are 24 kids in each class. there are 8 classes. if 30 kids can fit on a bus, how many buses will they need for their field trip, 29. stephanie had 5 dozen cupcakes. she gave 27 cupcakes to her friend. how many cupcakes does she have left, 30. angela has 1345 stickers. dan has 845 stickers. how many more stickers does angela have than dan, 31. ms. smith went grocery shopping. her groceries cost $82.96. she had coupons worth $22.50. if she paid the clerk $90 for her groceries, how much change would she get, 32. serena had $77. then she bought movie tickets for 8 friends for $4 each. now she wants to buy popsicles that cost $3 each. how many popsicles can she buy, 33. sam had $34. then he received $19 for his birthday. how much money does he need if he wants to buy a bike that costs $98, 34. miranda bought 4 necklaces that cost $13 each. then she gave $16 to her little brother. she started with $105. how much money does she have now, 35. anthony earns $15 every week he does chores. he does chores for 6 weeks. now he wants to buy a gaming console for $114. how much more money does he need, 36. how many sides do 3 triangles, 8 squares and 4 rectangles have, 37. emily saw some chickens on the farm. she counted 56 wings in total. how many chickens did she see, 38. ben picked 18 berries. zane picked 6 times as many berries as ben. how many berries did zane pick, 39. gavin bought 70 apples. he bought twice as many apples as tim. how many apples did tim buy, 40. anita planted 10 rows of carrots with 7 carrots in each row. how many carrots did she plant, 41. a dozen donuts cost $5.50. how much do 7 dozen donuts cost, 42. jennifer made 23 cups of potato salad for the school picnic. at the end of the picnic, there were 4 and a quarter cups of potato salad left. how many cups of potato salad were eaten, 43. emily wants to buy a jar of marbles that costs $2. she has 7 quarters, 5 dimes, and 3 nickels to spend. how much change will she get back, 44. use the fewest bills and coins to make $25.33., 45. mary spent $325 on decorations for her birthday party. she spent $123 on food. how much more money did she spend on decorations than food, 46. there are 74 students in third grade. 23 are in ms. smith’s class, 19 are in ms. park’s class and the rest are in ms. anderson’s class. how many more students are in ms. anderson’s class than in ms. smith’s class, 47. how many days are there in 4 full weeks, 48. rob is 3 years older than his friend andy. andy is twice as old as rob’s brother who is 4 years old. how old is rob, 49. sandy can bake 36 cookies in 30 minutes. how many cookies can she bake in 8 hours, 50. mandy is reading a book with 313 pages in it. she read 54 pages on saturday. then she read 72 more pages on monday afternoon. how many pages does mandy have left to read, 51. there are 35 students in stanley’s class. ⅕ of them bike to school. how many students don’t bike to school, 52. there are 250 animals in a zoo. ⅗ of them are herbivores. how many animals are herbivores, 53. danny is reading a book with 120 pages. he has already read ⅓ of it. how many more pages does he have left to read, 54. jen had $36 to spend. she spent a ¼ on candies and ⅓ on stickers. how much money does she have left, 55. sam brought 80 cupcakes to school. his class ate ¼ of them and ms. smith’s class ate ⅕ of them. how many cupcakes were eaten in all, 56. amy and laura each collected 15 seashells at the beach. amy gave 5 of her seashells to laura. how many seashells do amy and laura have now, 57. max bought 6 comic books. each book costs $3. he started with $25. how much money does max have left, 58. peter has a total of 128 trading cards. 39 of them are from baseball and 56 are from football. the rest are from basketball. how many basketball trading cards does peter have, 59. linda and sue bought 14 bags of candies. each bag contains 10 candies. after a party, there are only 35 candies left. how many candies did they have at the start, 60. bella has a collection of 200 stickers. she gives 8 stickers to each of her friends and then has 80 stickers left. how many friends did she give stickers to, 61. richard has 48 pieces of chewing gum. he gives an equal amount to each of his 4 friends. how many pieces of gum does each friend receive, 62. molly has 9 packs of paper. each pack has 200 sheets. she used some for a project and now has 1050 sheets left. how many packs of paper did she use for her project, 63. david has 72 toy cars. 16 are blue, 30 are red, and the rest are yellow. how many yellow cars does david have, 64. helen baked 150 cupcakes for a bake sale. during the sale, 67 cupcakes were sold and the rest were given away. how many cupcakes were given away, 65. jacob is reading a 600 page book. he read 60 pages each day for the first 4 days. after that, he read 40 pages each day for 8 days. how many pages does he still have to read, 66. fred and george each bought 5 packets of trading cards. each packet contains 15 cards.  if they gave 12 cards to their friend ron, how many cards do they have now, 67. olivia has 450 flowers in her garden. she wants to arrange them in 9 equal bouquets. how many flowers will be in each bouquet, 68. abigail and natalie have $85 to buy presents for their friends. they spent $30 on books and the rest on art supplies. how much did they spend on art supplies, 69. paul has $200 saved. he wants to buy a toy that costs $15. if he buys the toy, how much money will he have left, 70. mr. turner teaches a class of 30 students. one-third of them play basketball and the rest play soccer. how many students play soccer, 71. ava saw some birds in the park. she counted 48 legs in total. how many birds did she see, 72. ethan picked 21 strawberries. his brother, aaron picked twice as many strawberries as ethan. how many strawberries did aaron pick, 73. mandy bought 80 marbles. she bought four times as many marbles as tim. how many marbles did tim buy, 74. sarah planted 12 rows of roses with 5 roses in each row. how many roses did she plant, 75. a dozen balloons cost $6. how much do 9 dozen balloons cost.

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Third grade math

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A. Place value

• 1 Place value names up to ten thousands
• 2 Value of a digit up to ten thousands
• 3 Convert to/from a number
• 4 Convert between place values
• 5 Convert between standard and expanded form
• 6 Place value word problems
• 7 Guess the number

B. Ordering and comparing

• 1 Compare numbers
• 2 Which number is greatest/least?
• 3 Order numbers
• 4 Make the largest or smallest number possible
• 5 Ordering puzzles

C. Rounding

• 1 Round to the nearest ten or hundred using a number line
• 2 Round to the nearest ten or hundred
• 3 Round to the nearest ten or hundred in a table
• 4 Rounding puzzles

D. Estimate sums

• 1 Estimate sums by rounding: up to 1,000
• 2 Estimate sums using compatible numbers
• 3 Estimate sums by rounding: word problems

E. Estimate differences

• 1 Estimate differences by rounding: up to 1,000
• 2 Estimate differences using compatible numbers
• 3 Estimate differences by rounding: word problems

F. Estimate sums and differences

• 1 Estimate sums and differences by rounding: up to 1,000
• 2 Estimate sums and differences using compatible numbers
• 3 Estimate sums and differences: word problems
• 4 Estimate to compare sums and differences

G. Addition: three digits

• 1 Use number lines to add three-digit numbers
• 2 Use compensation to add: up to three digits
• 3 Use expanded form to add three-digit numbers
• 4 Add two numbers up to three digits: without regrouping
• 5 Add two numbers up to three digits: with regrouping
• 6 Add two numbers up to three digits
• 7 Add two numbers up to three digits: word problems
• 8 Complete the addition sentence: up to three digits
• 9 Balance addition equations: up to three digits
• 10 Addition up to three digits: fill in the missing digits
• 11 Add three numbers up to three digits each
• 12 Add three numbers up to three digits each: word problems

H. Subtraction: three digits

• 1 Use number lines to subtract three-digit numbers
• 2 Use compensation to subtract: up to three digits
• 3 Subtract numbers up to three digits: without regrouping
• 4 Subtract three-digit numbers: with regrouping
• 5 Subtract numbers up to three digits
• 6 Subtract across zeros
• 7 Subtract numbers up to three digits: word problems
• 8 Complete the subtraction sentence: up to three digits
• 9 Balance subtraction equations: up to three digits
• 10 Subtraction up to three digits: fill in the missing digits

I. Addition: four or five digits

• 1 Addition patterns over increasing place values
• 2 Add two numbers up to four digits
• 3 Add two numbers up to four digits: word problems
• 4 Complete the addition sentence: up to four digits
• 5 Addition up to four digits: fill in the missing digits
• 6 Add three numbers up to four digits each
• 7 Add three numbers up to four digits each: word problems
• 8 Add two numbers up to five digits

J. Subtraction: four or five digits

• 1 Subtraction patterns over increasing place values
• 2 Subtract two numbers up to four digits
• 3 Subtract two numbers up to four digits: word problems
• 4 Subtract two numbers up to five digits

K. Mixed operations: addition and subtraction

• 1 Relate addition and subtraction sentences
• 2 Use number lines to add and subtract three-digit numbers
• 3 Use compensation to add or subtract: up to three digits
• 4 Add and subtract three-digit numbers
• 5 Add and subtract data from tables
• 6 Addition and subtraction word problems
• 7 Age puzzles
• 8 Find two numbers based on sum and difference

L. Addition properties

• 1 Properties of addition
• 2 Complete the equation using properties of addition
• 3 Add using properties
• 4 Even or odd: addition patterns

M. Skip-counting

• 1 Skip-counting
• 2 Skip-counting sequences
• 3 Skip-counting puzzles

N. Understand multiplication

• 1 Identify repeated addition for equal groups - sums to 25
• 2 Write addition sentences for equal groups - sums to 25
• 3 Count equal groups
• 4 Identify multiplication expressions for equal groups
• 5 Write multiplication sentences for equal groups
• 6 Relate addition and multiplication for equal groups
• 7 Multiply by 0 or 1 with equal groups
• 8 Identify multiplication expressions for arrays
• 9 Write multiplication sentences for arrays
• 10 Make arrays to model multiplication
• 11 Multiply using number lines
• 12 Write multiplication sentences for number lines
• 13 Relate addition and multiplication
• 14 Compare numbers using multiplication

O. Multiplication skill builders

• 1 Multiply by 0
• 2 Multiply by 1
• 3 Multiply by 2
• 4 Multiply by 3
• 5 Multiply by 4
• 6 Multiply by 5
• 7 Multiply by 6
• 8 Multiply by 7
• 9 Multiply by 8
• 10 Multiply by 9
• 11 Multiply by 10
• 12 Multiply by 11
• 13 Multiply by 12

P. Multiplication fluency up to 10

• 1 Multiplication facts for 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10
• 2 Multiplication facts for 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10: true or false?
• 3 Multiplication facts for 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10: sorting
• 4 Multiplication facts for 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10: find the missing factor
• 5 Multiplication facts for 6, 7, 8, and 9
• 6 Multiplication facts for 6, 7, 8, and 9: true or false?
• 7 Multiplication facts for 6, 7, 8, and 9: sorting
• 8 Multiplication facts for 6, 7, 8, and 9: find the missing factor
• 9 Multiplication facts up to 10
• 10 Multiplication facts up to 10: true or false?
• 11 Multiplication facts up to 10: sorting
• 12 Multiplication facts up to 10: find the missing factor
• 13 Multiplication facts up to 10: select the missing factors
• 14 Multiplication sentences up to 10: true or false?
• 15 Squares up to 10 x 10

Q. Multiplication fluency up to 12

• 1 Multiplication facts to 12
• 2 Multiplication facts up to 12: true or false?
• 3 Multiplication facts up to 12: find the missing factor
• 4 Multiplication facts up to 12: select the missing factors
• 5 Multiplication sentences up to 12: true or false?

R. Multiplication properties

• 1 Properties of multiplication
• 2 Solve using properties of multiplication
• 3 Multiply by 0 or 1: complete the sentence
• 4 Write two multiplication sentences for an array
• 5 Distributive property: find the missing factor
• 6 Multiply one-digit numbers using grids
• 7 Multiply using the distributive property
• 8 Even or odd: multiplication patterns

S. Multiplication word problems

• 1 Use equal groups and arrays to solve multiplication word problems
• 2 Multiplication word problems with factors up to 5
• 3 Use strip models to solve multiplication word problems
• 4 Multiplication word problems with factors up to 10
• 5 Multiplication word problems with factors up to 5: find the missing number
• 6 Multiplication word problems with factors up to 10: find the missing number
• 7 Compare numbers using multiplication: word problems

T. Two-digit multiplication

• 1 Multiply by a multiple of ten using place value
• 2 Multiply by a multiple of ten
• 3 Multiply one-digit numbers by teen numbers using grids
• 4 Multiply one-digit numbers by two-digit numbers using area models I
• 5 Multiply one-digit numbers by two-digit numbers using area models II
• 6 Multiply one-digit numbers by two-digit numbers
• 7 Multiply one-digit numbers by two-digit numbers: word problems
• 8 Multiply three numbers
• 9 Multiply three numbers: word problems

U. Understand division

• 1 Divide by counting equal groups
• 2 Write division sentences for groups
• 3 Division sentences with 1 and 0
• 4 Relate multiplication and division for groups
• 5 Write division sentences for arrays
• 6 Relate multiplication and division for arrays
• 7 Relate multiplication and division

V. Division skill builders

• 1 Divide by 1
• 2 Divide by 2
• 3 Divide by 3
• 4 Divide by 4
• 5 Divide by 5
• 6 Divide by 6
• 7 Divide by 7
• 8 Divide by 8
• 9 Divide by 9
• 10 Divide by 10
• 11 Divide by 11
• 12 Divide by 12

W. Division fluency up to 10

• 1 Division facts for 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10
• 2 Division facts for 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10: true or false?
• 3 Division facts for 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10: sorting
• 4 Division facts for 6, 7, 8, and 9
• 5 Division facts for 6, 7, 8, and 9: true or false?
• 6 Division facts for 6, 7, 8, and 9: sorting
• 7 Division facts up to 10
• 8 Division facts up to 10: true or false?
• 9 Division facts up to 10: sorting
• 10 Division facts up to 10: find the missing number
• 11 Division facts up to 10: select the missing numbers
• 12 Division sentences up to 10: true or false?

X. Division fluency up to 12

• 1 Division facts up to 12
• 2 Division facts up to 12: true or false?
• 3 Division facts up to 12: find the missing number
• 4 Division facts up to 12: select the missing numbers
• 5 Division sentences up to 12: true or false?

Y. Division word problems

• 1 Use equal groups to solve division word problems
• 2 Use arrays to solve division word problems
• 3 Use equal groups and arrays to solve division word problems
• 4 Division word problems

Z. Mixed operations: multiplication and division

• 1 Multiplication and division facts up to 5: true or false?
• 2 Multiplication and division facts up to 10
• 3 Multiplication and division facts up to 10: true or false?
• 4 Multiplication and division facts up to 12: true or false?
• 5 Multiplication and division sentences up to 12: true or false?
• 6 Multiplication and division word problems

AA. Mixed operations

• 1 Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts
• 2 Complete the addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division sentence
• 3 Add, subtract, multiply, and divide
• 4 Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division word problems
• 5 Find two numbers based on sum, difference, product, and quotient

BB. Two-step word problems

• 1 Two-step addition and subtraction word problems
• 2 Two-step multiplication and division word problems
• 3 Two-step mixed operation word problems
• 4 Two-step word problems: identify reasonable answers

CC. Equations with unknown numbers

• 1 Identify equations
• 2 Solve for the unknown number: addition and subtraction only
• 3 Solve for the unknown number: multiplication and division only
• 4 Solve for the unknown number
• 5 Write equations with unknown numbers to represent word problems: multiplication and division only
• 6 Write equations with unknown numbers to represent word problems

DD. Understand fractions

• 1 Identify equal parts
• 2 Make halves, thirds, and fourths
• 3 Make sixths and eighths
• 4 Make halves, thirds, fourths, sixths, and eighths
• 5 Understand fractions: fraction bars
• 6 Understand fractions: area models
• 7 Show fractions: fraction bars
• 8 Show fractions: area models
• 9 Match fractions to models: halves, thirds, and fourths
• 10 Match unit fractions to models
• 11 Match fractions to models
• 12 Match mixed numbers to models
• 13 Fractions of a group: unit fractions
• 14 Fractions of a group
• 15 Write fractions using numbers and words
• 16 Decompose fractions into unit fractions

EE. Fractions on number lines

• 1 Fractions of number lines: unit fractions
• 2 Fractions of number lines: halves, fourths, and eighths
• 3 Fractions of number lines
• 4 Identify unit fractions on number lines
• 5 Identify fractions on number lines
• 6 Graph unit fractions on number lines
• 7 Graph fractions less than 1 on number lines
• 8 Graph fractions on number lines
• 9 Graph smaller or larger fractions on a number line

FF. Fraction word problems

• 1 Unit fractions: modeling word problems
• 2 Unit fractions: word problems
• 3 Fractions of a whole: modeling word problems
• 4 Fractions of a whole: word problems
• 5 Fractions of a group: word problems

GG. Equivalent fractions

• 1 Find equivalent fractions using fraction strips
• 2 Find equivalent fractions using area models: two models
• 3 Find equivalent fractions using area models: one model
• 4 Identify equivalent fractions on number lines
• 5 Find equivalent fractions using number lines
• 6 Graph equivalent fractions on number lines
• 7 Identify equivalent fractions
• 8 Find equivalent fractions
• 9 Write fractions in lowest terms

HH. Fractions equivalent to whole numbers

• 1 Graph fractions equivalent to 1 on number lines
• 2 Select fractions equivalent to whole numbers using models
• 3 Select fractions equivalent to whole numbers
• 4 Find fractions equivalent to whole numbers

II. Compare fractions with like denominators

• 1 Compare fractions with like denominators using models
• 2 Graph and compare fractions with like denominators on number lines
• 3 Compare fractions with like denominators

JJ. Compare fractions with like numerators

• 1 Compare fractions with like numerators using models
• 2 Graph and compare fractions with like numerators on number lines
• 3 Compare fractions with like numerators

KK. Compare fractions

• 1 Compare fractions using models
• 2 Compare fractions using number lines
• 3 Graph and compare fractions on number lines
• 4 Compare fractions
• 5 Compare fractions in recipes

LL. Order fractions

• 1 Graph and order fractions on number lines
• 2 Order fractions with like denominators
• 3 Order fractions with like numerators
• 4 Order fractions
• 1 Find the area of figures made of unit squares
• • New! Find the area of figures made of unit squares: customary and metric units
• 2 Select figures with a given area
• 3 Select two figures with the same area
• 4 Tile a rectangle and find the area
• 5 Multiply to find the area of a rectangle made of unit squares
• 6 Create figures with a given area
• 7 Create rectangles with a given area
• 8 Find the area of a tiled rectangle using the distributive property
• 9 Find the area of rectangles and squares
• 10 Find the missing side length of a rectangle
• 11 Find the area of rectangles with missing unit squares
• 12 Find the area of rectangles: word problems
• 13 Find the missing side length of a rectangle: word problems
• 14 Find the area of complex figures by dividing them into rectangles
• 15 Find the area of complex figures
• 16 Find the area between two rectangles

NN. Perimeter

• 1 Perimeter of rectangles
• 2 Perimeter of quadrilaterals
• 3 Perimeter of rectilinear shapes
• 4 Perimeter of polygons
• 5 Perimeter: find the missing side length
• 6 Perimeter: word problems

OO. Area and perimeter

• 1 Find the area, perimeter, or side length: word problems
• 2 Relationship between area and perimeter: find the perimeter
• 3 Relationship between area and perimeter: find the area

PP. Lines and angles

• 1 Lines, line segments, and rays
• 2 Angles greater than, less than, or equal to a right angle
• 3 Parallel, perpendicular, and intersecting lines

QQ. Quadrilaterals

• 1 Parallel sides in quadrilaterals
• 2 Identify rectangles
• 3 Identify parallelograms
• 4 Identify rhombuses
• 5 Identify trapezoids
• • New! Classify squares, rectangles, rhombuses, and parallelograms
• 6 Classify squares, rectangles, rhombuses, parallelograms, and trapezoids
• • New! Draw squares, rectangles, rhombuses, and parallelograms
• 7 Draw squares, rectangles, rhombuses, parallelograms, and trapezoids
• • New! Is it a polygon?

RR. Read and write times

• 1 Match clocks and times
• 2 Match analog and digital clocks
• 3 Read clocks and write times
• 4 A.M. or P.M.
• 5 Identify times written in words

SS. Elapsed time

• 1 Find the end time
• 2 Find the elapsed time
• 3 Find the end time: word problems
• 4 Find the elapsed time: word problems
• 5 Find start and end times: two-step word problems

TT. Customary units of measurement

• 1 Read a Fahrenheit thermometer
• 2 Measure using an inch ruler: nearest ¼ inch
• 3 Which customary unit of length is appropriate?
• 4 Which customary unit of weight is appropriate?
• 5 Which customary unit of volume is appropriate?
• 6 Which customary unit is appropriate?

UU. Metric units of measurement

• 1 Read a Celsius thermometer
• 2 Which metric unit of length is appropriate?
• 3 Which metric unit of mass is appropriate?
• 4 Which metric unit of volume is appropriate?
• 5 Which metric unit is appropriate?
• 6 Measurement word problems

VV. Data and graphs

• 1 Create scaled bar graphs
• 2 Interpret scaled bar graphs
• 3 Use bar graphs to solve problems
• 4 Interpret bar graphs: multi-digit numbers
• 5 Create scaled picture graphs
• 6 Interpret scaled picture graphs
• 7 Create line plots
• 8 Interpret line plots
• 9 Create line plots with fractions
• 10 Create and interpret line plots with fractions
• 1 Count coins and bills - up to $5 bill
• 2 Count coins and bills word problems - up to $5 bill
• 3 Purchases - do you have enough money - up to $10
• 4 Which picture shows more?
• 5 Correct amount of change
• 6 Making change
• 7 Inequalities with money
• 8 Put money amounts in order
• 9 Add and subtract money amounts
• 10 Add money amounts - word problems
• 11 Price lists

Third grade lessons

These lessons help you brush up on important math topics and prepare you to dive into skill practice!

Number sense

• Place value
• Writing numbers in expanded form
• Writing numbers in word form
• Rounding numbers
• Comparing numbers

Addition and subtraction

• Addition with number lines
• Multi-digit addition
• Subtraction with number lines
• Multi-digit subtraction

Multiplication

• Multiplication as repeated addition
• Multiplying with arrays
• Multiplication terms
• Multiplication tables
• Multiplying multiples of 10
• Square numbers
• Dividing with arrays
• Division terms
• Dividing multiples of 10
• Divisibility rules

Properties and mixed operations

• The commutative property
• The associative property
• The distributive property
• The identity property
• Fact families
• Fractions overview
• Understanding fractions
• Fraction area models
• Fractions on a number line
• Fractions of a set
• Equivalent fractions
• Comparing fractions
• Types of quadrilaterals
• Parallelograms
• Regular polygons
• Area of rectangles
• Area of compound shapes

Data and measurement

• How to tell time
• Elapsed time
• Metric units of measurement
• Customary units of measurement

Problem of the Week

The Problem of the Week is designed to provide students with an ongoing opportunity to solve mathematical problems. Each week, problems from various areas of mathematics will be posted here and e-mailed to educators for use with their students from Grades 3  to 12. The problems vary in difficulty and cover a wide range of mathematical concepts, making it an excellent tool for both learning and enrichment. 

Problem of the Week has wrapped up for the 2023-2024 school year. Below you can find all problems and solutions that were sent. Problem of the Week will resume in September 2024.

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Visit the archive page to access links to booklets containing all the problems and solutions from the last two years. The problems are organized into themes, grouping problems into various areas of the curriculum.  

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Multiplication Worksheets for 3rd Grade 2-Digits by 1-Digit

Welcome to our Multiplication Worksheets for 3rd Grade page. We have plenty of worksheets on this page to help you practice the skills of multiplying 2-digit numbers by a single digit.

There are also some worked examples and a video to help you learn this skill!

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• How to Multiply a 2 Digit number by a Single Digit
• 2-digit x 1-digit Multiplication Support Video
• Multiplication: 2 digits x 1 digit Worked Examples
• 2-Digit by 1-Digit Multiplication Worksheets
• 2-Digit by 1-Digit Multiplication Challenges
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Multiplication Worksheets for 3rd Grade

At 3rd grade, students learn the multiplication table up to 10x10.

Alongside learning their times tables, they start to learn formal methods how to multiply a 2-digit number by a single digit.

The sheets available on this page will help you to practice this skill.

If you need more support, then take a look at our worked examples or watch our video.

How to Multiply a 2-Digit Number by a Single Digit

How to multiply a 2-digit number by a single digit.

Step 1) Multiply the ones digit of the 2-digit number by the single digit.

• Write the number of ones below the line in the ones place.
• Carry over any tens and write them above the number in the tens place.

5 x 7 = 35. Write the 5 below the line in the ones place. Carry over 3 tens.

Step 2) Multiply the tens digit of the 2-digit number by the single digit, adding on any tens that you carried over.

• Write the number below the line in the tens place (or in the hundreds and tens place if the answer has 2 digits).

5 x 3 = 15. 15 + 3 = 18. Write the 1 in the hundreds place and 8 in the tens place below the line.

You should now have your final answer.

37 x 5 = 185.

2-Digit by 1-Digit Multiplication Support Video

We have created a short video to help you learn to multiply 2-digit numbers by a single digit.

We show you how to solve the examples shown below and compare the multiplication method with the addition method for solving the same problem.

Multiplication for 3rd Grade Worked Examples

Example 1) work out 43 x 2..

Step 1) Multiply the ones digit of the 2-digit number by the single digit. Write the answer below the line in the ones place. Carry over any tens.

2 x 3 = 6. There are no tens to carry over.

Step 2) Multiply the tens digit of the 2-digit number by the single digit, adding on any extra tens you carried over.

Write the answer below the tens digit.

This gives us a final answer of 86.

Example 2) Work out 65 x 4.

Step 1) Multiply the ones digit of the 2-digit number by the single digit. Write the number of ones below the line in the ones place. Carry over any tens.

4 x 5 = 20. We write 0 in the ones place below the line. There are 2 tens to carry over.

4 x 6 = 24. 24 + 2 = 26. We write the 2 in the hundreds place and 6 in the tens place under the line.

This gives us a final answer of 260.

Example 3) Work out 37 x 5.

5 x 7 = 35. We write 5 in the ones place below the line. There are 3 tens to carry over.

5 x 3 = 15. 15 + 3 = 18. We write the 1 in the hundreds place and 8 in the tens place under the line.

This gives us a final answer of 185.

Example 4) Work out 48 x 7.

7 x 8 = 56. We write 6 in the ones place below the line. There are 5 tens to carry over.

7 x 4 = 28. 28 + 5 = 33. We write the 3 in the hundreds place and 3 in the tens place under the line.

This gives us a final answer of 336.

Here are our selection of worksheets to help you practice multiplying a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number.

Sheets 1 to 4 consists of 15 problems; sheets 5 and 6 consist of 20 problems.

Sheets 1 and 2 are easier and involve multiplying 2-digit numbers by 2, 3, 4 or 5.

Sheets 3 to 6 involve multiplying a 2-digit number by single digit numbers and finding trickier products.

There are also 3 challenges for more able students who are ready to apply this method to solve a range of tricky problems.

• Multiplication 2 Digits by 1 Digit Sheet 1
• Sheet 1 Answers
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• Multiplication 2 Digits by 1 Digit Sheet 2
• Sheet 2 Answers
• Multiplication 2 Digits by 1 Digit Sheet 3
• Sheet 3 Answers
• Multiplication 2 Digits by 1 Digit Sheet 4
• Sheet 4 Answers
• Multiplication 2 Digits by 1 Digit Sheet 5
• Sheet 5 Answers
• Multiplication 2 Digits by 1 Digit Sheet 6
• Sheet 6 Answers

Multiplication Worksheets for 3rd Grade - Challenges

These 2-digit multiplication worksheets have been designed for more able students who need that extra challenge!

• 2 Digit by 1 Digit Multiplication Challenge 1
• 2 Digit by 1 Digit Multiplication Challenge 2
• 2 Digit by 1 Digit Multiplication Challenge 3

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Take a look at our Single digit multiplication generator where you can generate your own single digit multiplication worksheets.

You can also select the values of the single digits you want to multiply by.

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Multiplication Table Worksheets

Here you will find a range of Multiplication Worksheets to help you become more fluent and accurate with your tables.

Using these sheets will help your child to:

• learn their multiplication tables up to 10 x 10;
• understand and use different models of multiplication;
• solve a range of Multiplication problems.

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Multiplication Word Problems

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• Multiplication Math Games

Here you will find a range of Free Printable Multiplication Games to help kids learn their multiplication facts.

Using these games will help your child to learn their multiplication facts to 5x5 or 10x10, and also to develop their memory and strategic thinking skills.

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