🧠 Multiplication & Division Word Problems: Show Your Thinking (3.OA.A.3)

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Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems. Solve each problem and show your work.

1. There are 2 boxes with 9 apples in each box. How many apples in all?

Show your work

2. Omar shares 32 books equally into 8 bags. How many books go in each bag?

Show your work

3. There are 7 boxes with 6 pencils in each box. How many pencils in all?

Show your work

4. Omar shares 45 shells equally into 5 bags. How many shells go in each bag?

Show your work

5. There are 7 boxes with 8 apples in each box. How many apples in all?

Show your work

6. Grace shares 12 flowers equally into 4 bags. How many flowers go in each bag?

Show your work

Explain: How did you solve problem 1? Could you check it another way?

Answer key: 1) 18 · 2) 4 · 3) 42 · 4) 9 · 5) 56 · 6) 3

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Free Grade 3 math worksheet (Common Core 3.OA.A.3): multiplication & division word problems — problems with space to show work and explain reasoning, with answer key. Skill: Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems. Level: Grade 3 — also suits Year 4 (UK).

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CCSS 3.OA.A.3: Solve multiplication and division word problems within 100
Works as a morning-work page, a centre/station activity, homework or an early-finisher task.

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