Third Grade Word Problems

Question 1

Sarah has 19 quarters in her bank until dad gives her 33 more. How many does she have now?

Accepted Answer

52 quarters

Question 2

LJ has 81 pops. He evenly shares with his 8 pals and himself. How many will each friend get?

Accepted Answer

9

Question 3

Jim grew 43 watermelons, but rabbits ate 21 of them. How many does Jim have left?

Accepted Answer

22 watermelons

Question 4

There are 8 colors of folders. Each color has 54 folders. How many in all?

Accepted Answer

432

Question 5

Allen has 5 groups of apples. Each group has 7 apples. How many apples does Allen have?

Accepted Answer

35

Question 6

Ms. Dower has two classes. Each class has 21 students. How many students in all?

Accepted Answer

42

Question 7

Joan picked 30 apples and Mary picked 13 apples. How many apples were picked in all?

Accepted Answer

43 apples

Question 8

There are 21 erasers in a drawer. Julie put in 47 more erasers. Now how many in the drawer?

Accepted Answer

68 erasers

Question 9

Patty's school played 46 hockey games this year. She attended 21 games. How many did she miss?

Accepted Answer

25 games

Question 10

S buries 63 bones into 7 different holes. If she does it evenly, how many bones will be in one?

Accepted Answer

9

Question 11

Katie had 31 baseball cards. Jess bought 23 of her cards. How many does Katie have now?

Accepted Answer

8 cards

Question 12

JR went to 38 soccer games this year. He went to 21 last year. How many did he attend in all?

Accepted Answer

59 games

Question 13

There were 48 oaks in the park. 17 were damaged and had to be removed. How many trees remain?

Accepted Answer

31 oak trees

Question 14

Missy grew 26 pumpkins. Sid grew 41 pumpkins. How many total pumpkins did they grow?

Accepted Answer

67 pumpkins

Question 15

Fred had 34 yellow marbles, but gave 28 to Sue. How many yellow marbles does Fred have now?

Accepted Answer

6 marbles

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