3rd Grade Math Story Problems Worksheets

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8 problems. Carts, muffin tins and socks: multiply or divide? Facts to 10 × 10. Sheet 3SGLUQ, with its answer key.

Carts, muffin tins and socks: multiply or divide? Facts to 10 × 10

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Read each problem. Work it out in the space, then write the answer.

  1. 1.8 cones mark a field in 2 equal lines. How many cones are in each line?Answer: _____
  2. 2.A grocer strings 15 garlic bulbs into braids of 3. How many braids does the grocer make?Answer: _____
  3. 3.Maya reads 2 pages every night and has read 8 pages so far. How many nights has Maya read?Answer: _____
  4. 4.Ben hangs 9 socks on 3 clotheslines, the same number on each. How many socks hang on each line?Answer: _____
  5. 5.A muffin tin has 3 rows with room for 4 muffins in each row. How many muffins fill the tin?Answer: _____
  6. 6.Imani loads 9 carts with 6 crates on each cart. How many crates does Imani load?Answer: _____
  7. 7.A muffin tin has 3 rows with room for 2 muffins in each row. How many muffins fill the tin?Answer: _____
  8. 8.A grocer strings 14 garlic bulbs into braids of 7. How many braids does the grocer make?Answer: _____

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Answer key. Carts, muffin tins and socks: multiply or divide? Facts to 10 × 10

  1. 1.8 cones mark a field in 2 equal lines. How many cones are in each line?Answer: 42 × 4 = 8
  2. 2.A grocer strings 15 garlic bulbs into braids of 3. How many braids does the grocer make?Answer: 55 × 3 = 15
  3. 3.Maya reads 2 pages every night and has read 8 pages so far. How many nights has Maya read?Answer: 44 × 2 = 8
  4. 4.Ben hangs 9 socks on 3 clotheslines, the same number on each. How many socks hang on each line?Answer: 33 × 3 = 9
  5. 5.A muffin tin has 3 rows with room for 4 muffins in each row. How many muffins fill the tin?Answer: 123 × 4 = 12
  6. 6.Imani loads 9 carts with 6 crates on each cart. How many crates does Imani load?Answer: 549 × 6 = 54
  7. 7.A muffin tin has 3 rows with room for 2 muffins in each row. How many muffins fill the tin?Answer: 63 × 2 = 6
  8. 8.A grocer strings 14 garlic bulbs into braids of 7. How many braids does the grocer make?Answer: 22 × 7 = 14

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How it works

These printable 3rd grade math story problems worksheets open on eight stories that mix multiplying and dividing, facts to 10 × 10. Other sheets hold one kind each: equal groups, rows, measures, fair shares and grouping.

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What grade 3 stories cover

Common Core 3.OA.3 asks for multiplication and division stories within 100 about equal groups, arrays and measurement quantities. The menu has sheets for each, then addition and subtraction within 1,000 (3.NBT.2). Two-step stories (3.OA.8) are not made here.

Multiplication and division on one sheet

For 3rd grade multiplication and division word problems worksheets, use the first group. Under a division story the key prints the answer and its multiplication fact, such as 9 × 8 = 72 for 72 garlic bulbs in braids of 8.

Story problem worksheets for 3rd grade, printed

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  • The two write sheets print ___ × ___ = ___ or ___ ÷ ___ = ___ under every story.

Questions and answers

Are these 3rd grade multiplication word problems worksheets printable?

Yes. The multiplication group has equal groups, rows and columns, measurement, and a first sheet with groups of 2, 5 and 10. Each prints on one page, with its key as the last page.

Which 3rd grade division word problems worksheets are here?

Three kinds: fair shares, how many groups, and measures to divide such as feet and liters. Every division comes out even, with facts to 100 ÷ 10. Stories with remainders are on the word problem generator page.

Are there addition and subtraction worksheets for 3rd grade word problems?

Yes, the fourth group: stories with 3-digit numbers and totals under 1,000, to add, to subtract, or mixed on one sheet. Common Core 3.NBT.2 has third graders add and subtract within 1,000.

Is there a 3rd grade math word problems worksheets pdf with answer key?

There is no download button. Press Print, then choose Save as PDF in the print window. The file holds the sheet and, as its last page, the answer key with the number sentence for each story.

What math story problems do 3rd graders solve?

In Common Core: multiplication and division stories within 100, one-step stories about grams, kilograms and liters, and two-step stories with the four operations. Adding and subtracting within 1,000 is a grade 3 standard too.

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Multiplication and division word problems together 2

  • Carts, muffin tins and socks: multiply or divide with 2, 5 and 10 The same mixed stories with groups of 2, 5 or 10 only. A grocer strings 30 garlic bulbs into braids of 5. How many braids does the grocer make? The answer is 6, and the key also prints 6 × 5 = 30. A first mixed sheet.
  • Carts, muffin tins and socks: multiply or divide? Facts to 10 × 10 The sheet this page opens on: multiplication stories and division stories mixed, facts to 10 × 10. A grocer strings 72 garlic bulbs into braids of 8. How many braids does the grocer make? The answer is 9, and the key also prints 9 × 8 = 72. For a division story the key gives the answer and the multiplication fact behind it. Common Core grade 3 (3.OA.3).

3rd grade multiplication word problems 5

  • Equal groups stories: lunch bags, spice racks, vans and ice trays Equal groups: bags, shelves, vans or trays with the same number in each. Uma opens 9 boxes of chalk. Each box has 8 sticks. How many sticks of chalk is that? 9 × 8 = 72.
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3rd grade multiplication word problems, continued

  • First multiplication stories: groups of 2, 5 and 10 Equal groups stories in which each group holds 2, 5 or 10. Uma opens 6 boxes of chalk. Each box has 5 sticks. How many sticks of chalk is that? 6 × 5 = 30.
  • Measurement stories to multiply: feet, liters, kilograms, minutes Equal measures to multiply: feet of cord, liters, kilograms, minutes, centimeters and grams. Uma jumps rope for 8 minutes each day. How many minutes does Uma jump rope in 9 days? 9 × 8 = 72. Common Core 3.OA.3 names measurement quantities beside equal groups and arrays.
  • Multiplication stories: write ___ × ___ = ___, then solve Under each story the sheet prints ___ × ___ = ___ in place of an answer line. Mailboxes at the post office hang in 9 rows of 8. How many mailboxes hang there? 9 × 8 = 72. The key shows the equation filled in.
  • Rows and columns stories: mailboxes, badges, tiles and quilts Things set out in rows with the same number in each row. A wall of the pool is 9 tiles high and 8 tiles wide. How many tiles cover the wall? 9 × 8 = 72.

3rd grade division word problems 4

  • Division stories: write ___ ÷ ___ = ___, then solve Under each sharing or grouping story the sheet prints ___ ÷ ___ = ___. Uma has 72 magnets and puts 9 on each locker door. How many locker doors get magnets? 72 ÷ 9 = 8. The key shows the equation filled in.
  • Fair shares stories: name tags, patrols, jars and sleds A number of things is split equally, and the story asks how many each one gets. 9 cousins split 72 trading stickers evenly. How many stickers does each cousin get? 72 ÷ 9 = 8. Common Core 3.OA.2 calls this the number of objects in each share.
  • How many groups? Stories about lockers, cars, crates and puppets The size of a group is known, and the story asks how many groups there are. Uma has 72 googly eyes and sticks 9 on each sock puppet. How many sock puppets does Uma finish? 72 ÷ 9 = 8. Common Core 3.OA.2 calls this the number of shares.
  • Measurement stories to divide: feet, liters, kilometers, minutes Equal measures to divide: feet, liters, kilometers, kilograms and minutes. A lesson of 72 minutes is cut into 9 equal parts. How many minutes long is each part? 72 ÷ 9 = 8.

Addition and subtraction word problems within 1,000 3

  • Chairs, postcards and runners: add or subtract within 1,000 Adding stories and subtracting stories mixed, with 3-digit numbers and totals under 1,000. A ferry carries 201 riders on its early run and 205 on its late run. How many riders does it carry that day? 201 + 205 = 406. For a subtracting story the key gives the answer and the addition that holds the same numbers. Common Core 3.NBT.2 has grade 3 add and subtract within 1,000.
  • Parking spots, model parts and canal meters: subtract within 1,000 A 3-digit amount is taken from another, or two amounts are compared. A prize costs 447 tickets and Uma has saved 152. How many more tickets must Uma save? 447 − 152 = 295.
  • Visitors, boxes and cookbooks: add within 1,000 Two 3-digit amounts are added, and no total reaches 1,000. A bookshop has 201 cookbooks and 205 atlases. How many books is that altogether? 201 + 205 = 406.

Grams, kilograms and liters 2

  • Liters and kilograms: multiply or divide, facts to 10 × 10 Liters and kilograms to multiply or to divide, facts to 10 × 10. A box of nails has a mass of 8 kilograms. What is the mass of 9 boxes, in kilograms? 9 × 8 = 72. Common Core 3.MD.2.
  • Liters, grams and kilograms: add or subtract within 100 Liters, grams and kilograms to add or to subtract, within 100. A wading pool holds 55 liters when it is full. It has 22 liters in it now. How many more liters will fill it? The answer is 33, and the key also prints 22 + 33 = 55. Common Core 3.MD.2 asks for one-step stories about masses and volumes in the same unit.

How this list was compiled: Sheet types, stories and descriptions are our own work, written in October 2026. The sheet maker deals the numbers and names of every problem and works each answer out from them. On 2026-10-03, 3,696 problems on 520 sheets from every sheet type were dealt and each answer was checked a second way, against the numbers printed in the story and the number sentence of the key: 0 wrong. The story kinds and the grade limits were read on 2026-10-03 in the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, https://www.thecorestandards.org/wp-content/uploads/Math_Standards1.pdf : grade 3, Operations and Algebraic Thinking, standard 2 (a quotient as the number of objects in each share or as a number of shares) and standard 3 (use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems in situations involving equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities); Number and Operations in Base Ten, standard 2 (fluently add and subtract within 1000); Measurement and Data, standard 2 (add, subtract, multiply, or divide to solve one-step word problems involving masses or volumes that are given in the same units). Standard 8 of Operations and Algebraic Thinking asks for two-step word problems, which these sheets do not have: every story has one step. The standards are free to read and are copyright of the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers. Neither body has reviewed these sheets, and naming a standard does not mean anyone has approved a sheet. Licence: own work

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