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✖️ 3rd grade math · Multiply & Divide

Times and divide stories

Equal groups means multiply or divide. Groups × size in each group = total.

Worked example

A shop puts 5 cookies in each plate. There are 5 plates. How many cookies are there in all?
Answer: 25
Write a multiplication sentence: 5 × 5 = ?. 5 × 5 = 25. Answer: 25.

For grown-ups: Word problems within 100. Below: three problems to try with the worked answers, and a free printable sheet. Children can practise the same skill as a game, with no sign-up and no ads.

  • CCSS 3.OA.A.3
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Practices word problems within 100 (3.OA.A.3). A printable sheet with its answer key, worked answers on the page, no accounts.

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  1. A display has 5 rows, with 3 plants in each row. How many plants are on the display?
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: 15
    Write a multiplication sentence: 5 × 3 = ?. 5 × 3 = 15. Answer: 15.
  2. A display has 6 rows, with 6 chairs in each row. How many chairs are on the display?
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: 36
    Write a multiplication sentence: 6 × 6 = ?. 6 × 6 = 36. Answer: 36.
  3. A rug is a rectangle that is 2 units long and 2 units wide. What is its area in square units?
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: 4
    Write a multiplication sentence: 2 × 2 = ?. 2 × 2 = 4. Answer: 4.

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Times and divide stories (3rd grade)

  1. A shop puts 5 books in each shelf. There are 3 shelves. How many books are there in all?
  2. A shop puts 3 books in each shelf. There are 5 shelves. How many books are there in all?
  3. A shop puts 6 apples in each bag. There are 5 bags. How many apples are there in all?
  4. A display has 5 rows, with 3 plants in each row. How many plants are on the display?
  5. A display has 6 rows, with 6 stamps in each row. How many stamps are on the display?
  6. A display has 5 rows, with 6 stamps in each row. How many stamps are on the display?
  7. A display has 4 rows, with 2 chairs in each row. How many chairs are on the display?
  8. A poster is a rectangle that is 3 units long and 2 units wide. What is its area in square units?
  9. A display has 3 rows with the same number of plants in each one. There are 18 plants in all. How many plants are in each one?
  10. A display has 3 rows, with 2 plants in each row. How many plants are on the display?
  11. A shop puts 5 pencils in each pack. There are 5 packs. How many pencils are there in all?
  12. A shop puts 3 pencils in each pack. There are 3 packs. How many pencils are there in all?

Answer key

  1. 15
  2. 15
  3. 30
  4. 15
  5. 36
  6. 30
  7. 8
  8. 6
  9. 6
  10. 6
  11. 25
  12. 9

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