Exploring Odd and Even: Fun Word Problems for 3rd Graders

1. Sarah has 7 apples. If she gives away 3 apples, will the number of apples she has left be odd or even?

• 3

• even

• 1

• 5

2. Tom has 10 marbles. He wants to share them equally with his friend. Will they each get an odd or even number of marbles?

• 5 marbles each

• odd

• 12 marbles each

• 7 marbles each

3. There are 15 students in a class. If 4 students go home early, will the remaining students be an odd or even number?

• 12

• 10

• 14

• odd

4. Lily has 8 balloons. If she pops 2 balloons, will the number of balloons left be odd or even?

• 6

• 5

• even

• 3

5. A baker made 12 cookies. If he sells 5 cookies, will the number of cookies left be odd or even?

• 4

• 7

• 6

• odd

6. Jake has 9 toy cars. If he buys 3 more, will he have an odd or even number of toy cars?

• 10

• even

• 7

• 12

7. There are 20 chairs in a room. If 3 chairs are taken away, will the number of chairs left be odd or even?

• odd

• 5

• 17

• 10

8. Emma has 5 stickers. If she gives 1 sticker to each of her 2 friends, will she have an odd or even number of stickers left?

• even

• 3

• odd

• 4

9. A farmer has 14 chickens. If 6 chickens lay eggs, will the number of chickens that did not lay eggs be odd or even?

• 7

• 5

• 10

• even

10. There are 11 books on a shelf. If 4 books are removed, will the number of books remaining be odd or even?

• 8

• 6

• odd

• 7