Word Problems

Calvin paints pictures and sells them at art shows. He charges $156 for a large painting. He charges $95 for a small painting. Last month he sold six large paintings and three small paintings. How much did he make in all?

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

 

Jennie makes quilts. She can make 7 quilts with 21 yards of material. How many yards of material would be required to make 12 quilts?

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CCSS.3.OA.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Blake and George were playing touch football against Aaron and Matt. Touchdowns were worth 7 points. Blake and George scored 7 touchdowns. Aaron and Matt's team scored 9 touchdowns. How many more points did Aaron's and Matt have than Blake and George?

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

On Thursday, ShopRite sold 210 pounds of produce. On Friday they sold twice that amount. On Saturday they only sold 130 pounds. How much more produce did they sell on Friday than Saturday?

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Grace started her own landscaping business. She charges $16 an hour for mowing lawns and $25 for pulling weeds. In September she mowed lawns for 63 hours and pulled weeds for 9 hours. How much money did she earn in September?

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Carrie and Jamie made cookies for the Bragg bake sale. Carrie baked 77 cookies. Jamie baked twice as many as Carrie. How many cookies did they bake altogether?

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

There are 100 fifth graders at Bragg School. 45 of them are girls. On Monday, 10 fifth grade girls and 8 fifth grade boys were absent. How many fifth grade boys were at Bragg on Monday?

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Ms. Blue's class is collecting aluminum cans for a recycling project. George brings in 3 bags with 10 cans in each bag. Ava brings in 6 bags with 11 cans in each bag. How many cans do they have so far?

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Bradley has tomato plants in his garden. This year the plants grew 119 tomatoes. Birds ate 17 of the tomatoes. 19 were ruined by bugs. He picked the rest. How many tomatoes did he pick?

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

For a bake sale, the chess club needed to sell $300 worth of goods to meet their goal. Each item cost $2. Each club member made 30 items. They sold 127 item. How much money did the chess club make?

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CCSS.3.OA.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

CCSS.3.OA.D.8