3rd Grade Math - Word Problems: Choose the Operation

Paris had 743 marbles, but 692 fell into the sewer. How many marbles does Paris have now?
1. 51 marbles
2. 1,435 marbles
3. 151 marbles
4. 41 marbles
The city of Hampton wants to plant 4 trees on each block. How many will the city need for 72 blocks?
1. 18 trees
2. 76 trees
3. 288 trees
4. 148 trees
Malik looked at the votes in an election. He saw 929 yes votes and 257 no votes. How many votes did he see in all?
1. 1,276 votes
2. 776 votes
3. 672 votes
4. 1,186 votes
Aumarian went to the party supply store and bought 507 blue napkins and 57 green napkins. How many napkins did Aumarian buy in all?
1. 564 napkins
2. 450 napkins
3. 554 napkins
4. 550 napkins
A school needs 396 notebooks for next year. If the notebooks come in packages of 9, how many packages should the school buy?
1. 386 packages
2. 405 packages
3. 44 packages
4. 393 packages
Tevares and Amani spent yesterday counting survey results with a computer. Tevares counted 106 results, and Amani counted 81 results. How many results did they count in all?
1. 25 results
2. 187 results
3. 127 results
Kayla and Mario both collected cans of food for the food drive. They collected a total of 391 cans of food. If Kayla collected 21 cans of food, how many cans of food did Mario collect?
1. 370 cans of food
2. 412 cans of food
3. 270 cans of food
4. 172 cans of food
A parking garage has 7 levels. There are 256 parking spots on each level. How many parking spots are there in all?
1. 1,792 parking spots
2. 263 parking spots
3. 249 parking spots
4. 1,799 parking spots
Jermane and Alexis recorded how many birds they each studied for a research project. Jermane studied 987 birds. Alexis studied 796 birds. How many birds did they study in all?
1. 191 birds
2. 1,673 birds
3. 1,783 birds
4. 1,773 birds
An electrician needs to buy 822 light bulbs. The light bulbs come in packages of 2. How many packages should the electrician buy?
1. 411 packages
2. 820 packages
3. 824 packages
4. 420 packages
Jamaree and Lailah each made a photo album. Jamaree used 124 photos, and Lailah used 513 photos. How many photos did they use in all?
1. 747 photos
2. 417 photos
3. 379 photos
4. 637 photos
Diego went on a trivia quiz show. In the first round, he earned 904 points in the sports category. In the second round, he earned another 37 points in the sports category. How many points in the sports category did he earn in all?
1. 941 points
2. 867 points
3. 1,041 points
4. 937 points
Jayden bought 3 boxes of pens. There were 24 pens in each box. How many pens did Jayden buy?
1. 27 pens
2. 72 pens
3. 57 pens
4. 74 pens
Sasha and Justus went to the store to buy bags of bouncy balls. Sasha bought 378 bouncy balls, and Justus bought 67 bouncy balls. How many bouncy balls did they buy in all?
1. 311 bouncy balls
2. 445 bouncy balls
3. 6 bags
4. 335 bouncy balls
James bought 706 thank-you cards, but 249 fell in a puddle and got ruined. How many thank-you cards does he have now?
1. 457 cards
2. 543 cards
3. 567 cards
4. 312 cards

3rd Grade Math - Word Problems: Choose the Operation

Multiple-Choice Exercise
Copyright © 2012 Tami Maloney; All rights reserved.
No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.

Choose the correct answer for each question.

Paris had 743 marbles, but 692 fell into the sewer. How many marbles does Paris have now?

The city of Hampton wants to plant 4 trees on each block. How many will the city need for 72 blocks?

Malik looked at the votes in an election. He saw 929 yes votes and 257 no votes. How many votes did he see in all?

Aumarian went to the party supply store and bought 507 blue napkins and 57 green napkins. How many napkins did Aumarian buy in all?

A school needs 396 notebooks for next year. If the notebooks come in packages of 9, how many packages should the school buy?

Tevares and Amani spent yesterday counting survey results with a computer. Tevares counted 106 results, and Amani counted 81 results. How many results did they count in all?

Kayla and Mario both collected cans of food for the food drive. They collected a total of 391 cans of food. If Kayla collected 21 cans of food, how many cans of food did Mario collect?

A parking garage has 7 levels. There are 256 parking spots on each level. How many parking spots are there in all?

Jermane and Alexis recorded how many birds they each studied for a research project. Jermane studied 987 birds. Alexis studied 796 birds. How many birds did they study in all?

An electrician needs to buy 822 light bulbs. The light bulbs come in packages of 2. How many packages should the electrician buy?

Jamaree and Lailah each made a photo album. Jamaree used 124 photos, and Lailah used 513 photos. How many photos did they use in all?

Diego went on a trivia quiz show. In the first round, he earned 904 points in the sports category. In the second round, he earned another 37 points in the sports category. How many points in the sports category did he earn in all?

Jayden bought 3 boxes of pens. There were 24 pens in each box. How many pens did Jayden buy?

Sasha and Justus went to the store to buy bags of bouncy balls. Sasha bought 378 bouncy balls, and Justus bought 67 bouncy balls. How many bouncy balls did they buy in all?

James bought 706 thank-you cards, but 249 fell in a puddle and got ruined. How many thank-you cards does he have now?

3rd Grade Math - Word Problems: Choose the Operation

Multiple-Choice ExerciseCopyright © 2012 Tami Maloney; All rights reserved. No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.

Choose the correct answer for each question.

Paris had 743 marbles, but 692 fell into the sewer. How many marbles does Paris have now?

The city of Hampton wants to plant 4 trees on each block. How many will the city need for 72 blocks?

Malik looked at the votes in an election. He saw 929 yes votes and 257 no votes. How many votes did he see in all?

Aumarian went to the party supply store and bought 507 blue napkins and 57 green napkins. How many napkins did Aumarian buy in all?

A school needs 396 notebooks for next year. If the notebooks come in packages of 9, how many packages should the school buy?

Tevares and Amani spent yesterday counting survey results with a computer. Tevares counted 106 results, and Amani counted 81 results. How many results did they count in all?

Kayla and Mario both collected cans of food for the food drive. They collected a total of 391 cans of food. If Kayla collected 21 cans of food, how many cans of food did Mario collect?

A parking garage has 7 levels. There are 256 parking spots on each level. How many parking spots are there in all?

Jermane and Alexis recorded how many birds they each studied for a research project. Jermane studied 987 birds. Alexis studied 796 birds. How many birds did they study in all?

An electrician needs to buy 822 light bulbs. The light bulbs come in packages of 2. How many packages should the electrician buy?

Jamaree and Lailah each made a photo album. Jamaree used 124 photos, and Lailah used 513 photos. How many photos did they use in all?

Diego went on a trivia quiz show. In the first round, he earned 904 points in the sports category. In the second round, he earned another 37 points in the sports category. How many points in the sports category did he earn in all?

Jayden bought 3 boxes of pens. There were 24 pens in each box. How many pens did Jayden buy?

Sasha and Justus went to the store to buy bags of bouncy balls. Sasha bought 378 bouncy balls, and Justus bought 67 bouncy balls. How many bouncy balls did they buy in all?

James bought 706 thank-you cards, but 249 fell in a puddle and got ruined. How many thank-you cards does he have now?

Multiple-Choice Exercise
Copyright © 2012 Tami Maloney; All rights reserved.
No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.