One-Step Inequalities: Fun Word Problems for Grade 3

Lily has 5 apples. She wants to have more than 8 apples. How many more apples does she need?

• 2

• 6

• 10

• 4

Tom has 12 marbles. He gave away some marbles and now has less than 10. How many marbles could he have given away?

• 5 to 8 marbles

• 3 to 12 marbles

• 10 marbles

• 1 to 2 marbles

A box can hold at least 15 toys. If there are currently 9 toys in the box, how many more toys can be added?

• 12

• 6

• 5

• 10

Sarah read 7 books this month. She wants to read at least 10 books. How many more books does she need to read?

• 3

• 2

• 8

• 5

Jake has 20 stickers. He wants to have fewer than 25 stickers. How many stickers can he give away?

• 10

• 20

• 5

• 15

Emma has 14 balloons. She wants to have at least 20 balloons for her party. How many more balloons does she need?

• 6

• 8

• 4

• 10

A classroom has 18 chairs. If 5 chairs are broken, how many chairs are still usable?

• 15

• 13

• 8

• 10

Mark has 30 candies. He wants to share them with his friends so that he has less than 20 left. How many candies can he give away?

• 20

• 5

• 15

• 11

There are 25 students in a class. If 3 students are absent, how many students are present?

• 24

• 18

• 20

• 22

A farmer has 50 apples. He sold some and now has fewer than 40 apples. How many apples could he have sold?

• He could have sold between 11 and 50 apples.

• He could have sold 0 apples.

• He could have sold between 1 and 10 apples.

• He could have sold exactly 5 apples.