3rd Grade Math: Estimation & Remainders in Word Problems

Lily has 25 apples. She gives 7 apples to her friend. How many apples does she have left?

• 18

• 10

• 15

• 20

Tom has 48 marbles. He buys 16 more marbles. How many marbles does Tom have now?

• 80

• 32

• 64

• 48

A baker made 120 cookies. He packed them into boxes of 10. How many boxes did he fill?

• 15

• 10

• 12

• 20

There are 36 students in a class. If 9 students go on a field trip, how many students are left in the class?

• 26

• 28

• 30

• 27

A farmer has 150 carrots. He sells 45 carrots at the market. How many carrots does he have now?

• 90

• 105

• 75

• 120

Sarah read 45 pages of a book. If the book has 120 pages, how many pages does she have left to read?

• 30 pages

• 60 pages

• 90 pages

• 75 pages

A toy store has 75 toys. If they sell 28 toys, how many toys are left in the store?

• 47

• 60

• 45

• 50

In a garden, there are 56 flowers. If 14 flowers bloom, how many flowers are still not bloomed?

• 14

• 42

• 30

• 50

A pizza is cut into 8 slices. If 3 slices are eaten, how many slices are left?

• 4 slices

• 6 slices

• 3 slices

• 5 slices

A teacher has 90 pencils. She wants to divide them equally among 6 students. How many pencils will each student get, and will there be any left over?

• Each student will get 15 pencils, and there will be no left over.

• Each student will get 15 pencils, and there will be 3 left over.

• Each student will get 20 pencils, and there will be 6 left over.

• Each student will get 10 pencils, and there will be 30 left over.