Word Problems for 3rd Graders: Nordia Thomas

Mrs. Tracy baked 6 boxes of cupcakes. Each box has 8 cupcakes. How many cupcakes did she baked altogether?

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At the OES school store, one package of 3 pencils costs $1. Tamara spent $7 on pencils. How many pencils did Tamara buy?

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Mrs. Polumbo has 24 boxes. Two of the boxes are empty. Each of the other boxes contains 2 erasers. How many erasers does Mrs. Polumbo have altogether?

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Mrs. Galbreath asked the bus drivers to take 3rd Graders on a field trip. Each bus carried 21 kids. There were 5 buses in all. How many kids went on the field trip?

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McJingles the Elf likes to surprise everyone with treats on Christmas Eve. He gave 3 candy canes to each of the 4 elves who were wrapping gifts with him. Sugarplum gobbled up 2 of hers right away. How many candy canes were left?

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Each of Santa's 9 reindeer wears a collar with 4 jingle bells attached. As they flew off into the night sky last Christmas Eve, 4 jingle bells fell to the ground. How many jingle bells were still on the collars?

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On the front step of the Penrod's home, Santa found 9 bags of carrots, left for the reindeer. Each bag contained 3 carrots. Blitzen was hungry, so Santa let him eat his carrots right away. How many carrots were left?

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At the Wert's home, 7 stockings hung over the fireplace. Santa stuffed 5 gifts into each. As he finished, he remembered that Danielle worked very, very hard in school that year, so he put one more gift in her stocking. How many gifts did Santa leave?

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As he prepared to leave the Smith's home, Santa noticed a plate of cookies, neatly stacked in piles of 3. There were 6 cookies in each piles. How many cookies did Santa see?

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Mrs. Batts and her three friends, Stern, Tecoya and Tina each had 5 Christmas stockings for their kids. If each stocking had 6 candy canes, how many candy canes were there altogether?

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