Visualizing Word Problems with Number Lines for 3rd Graders

1. Sarah has 5 apples. She buys 3 more apples. Use a number line to show how many apples she has now.

• 8 apples

• 4 apples

• 10 apples

• 6 apples

2. Tom has a number line from 0 to 10. He jumps from 2 to 7. How many jumps did he make? Show this on the number line.

• 4 jumps

• 5 jumps

• 3 jumps

• 6 jumps

3. A bird flew from tree A (2) to tree B (8). How far did the bird fly? Draw a number line to represent this.

• 4

• 10

• 6

• 12

4. Lisa read 4 books in January and 6 books in February. Use a number line to find out how many books she read in total.

• 8

• 12

• 10

• 15

5. There are 10 fish in a pond. 4 fish swim away. How many fish are left? Represent this on a number line.

• 6

• 8

• 5

• 4

6. A train leaves the station at 3 PM and arrives at 6 PM. Use a number line to show the time it took for the train to travel.

• 2 hours

• 4 hours

• 5 hours

• 3 hours

7. Mark has 12 stickers. He gives 5 to his friend. How many stickers does he have left? Show this on a number line.

• 6

• 8

• 10

• 7

8. A baker made 15 cookies. He sold 7 cookies. Use a number line to find out how many cookies he has left.

• 5

• 8

• 6

• 10

9. Emma has 20 marbles. She loses 8 marbles. How many marbles does she have now? Represent this on a number line.

• 10

• 5

• 15

• 12

10. A gardener planted 10 flowers. 3 flowers died. Use a number line to show how many flowers are still alive.

• 5

• 10

• 8

• 7