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Times and divide stories: 3rd grade math

Word problems within 100. A free 3rd grade lesson plan, a question set with answers and a printable sheet with its key. Copy it and make it yours.

Lesson plan

Goal

  • Students can do this: word problems within 100.

Teach (10 min)

  • Equal groups means multiply or divide.
  • Groups × size in each group = total.
  • Work one example on the board while students say each step aloud, then do one together.

Practise (15 min)

  • Students work the printable sheet in pairs, then alone.
  • Or practise it as a game with no sign-up: https://peabody.kids/math/numsense.g3_story?lesson=3-numsense-story-1&at=3

Exit ticket (5 min)

  • Three questions on a slip:
  • 1. A display has 5 rows, with 3 plants in each row. How many plants are on the display?
  • 2. A display has 6 rows, with 6 chairs in each row. How many chairs are on the display?
  • 3. A display has 3 rows, with 2 plants in each row. How many plants are on the display?

Question set

10 questions that read in words, easiest first. Questions that need a picture are on the printable sheet below.

  1. A display has 5 rows, with 3 plants in each row. How many plants are on the display?
  2. A display has 6 rows, with 6 chairs in each row. How many chairs are on the display?
  3. A display has 3 rows, with 2 plants in each row. How many plants are on the display?
  4. A shop puts 6 cookies in each plate. There are 2 plates. How many cookies are there in all?
  5. A shop puts 3 cookies in each plate. There are 4 plates. How many cookies are there in all?
  6. A display has 5 rows, with 2 stamps in each row. How many stamps are on the display?
  7. A display has 3 rows, with 3 chairs in each row. How many chairs are on the display?
  8. A display has 3 columns, with 2 tiles in each column. How many tiles are on the display?
  9. A shop puts 6 cookies in each plate. There are 5 plates. How many cookies are there in all?
  10. A shop puts 4 muffins in each box. There are 6 boxes. How many muffins are there in all?
Answers
  1. 15
  2. 36
  3. 6
  4. 12
  5. 12
  6. 10
  7. 9
  8. 6
  9. 30
  10. 24

Printable sheet

Name: ____________________   Date: ____________

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?
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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