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Grade 3 Multiplication and Division Word Problems Worksheets

Stories about equal groups: boxes, bags and rows of objects, and sharing among friends. Children choose between multiplying and dividing, and each question has a box for working.

Ontario 2020 math curriculum, Grade 3: B2.7 · 15 questions per sheet · answers included

Easier sheet
On level sheet
Harder sheet

Easier sheet

Multiplication stories with groups of 2, 5 and 10.

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Multiply and divide word problems · Grade 3 · Easier

Name ____________________

Date ____________________

Multiply and divide word problems · 15 questions

1
There are 3 rows with 10 cards in each row. How many cards are there in all?
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2
There are 5 rows with 2 stickers in each row. How many stickers are there in all?
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3
There are 5 boxes with 10 beads in each box. How many beads are there in all?
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4
There are 8 bags with 2 apples in each bag. How many apples are there in all?
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5
There are 8 boxes with 5 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there in all?
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6
There are 6 rows with 5 shells in each row. How many shells are there in all?
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7
There are 5 rows with 10 cards in each row. How many cards are there in all?
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8
There are 10 boxes with 5 stickers in each box. How many stickers are there in all?
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9
There are 10 boxes with 10 books in each box. How many books are there in all?
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10
There are 4 rows with 10 books in each row. How many books are there in all?
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11
There are 10 rows with 2 books in each row. How many books are there in all?
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12
There are 2 boxes with 2 marbles in each box. How many marbles are there in all?
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13
There are 3 rows with 2 cards in each row. How many cards are there in all?
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14
There are 6 bags with 10 apples in each bag. How many apples are there in all?
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15
There are 10 bags with 2 apples in each bag. How many apples are there in all?
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Answers: easier sheet

Question	Answer
Q1	30
Q2	10
Q3	50
Q4	16
Q5	40
Q6	30
Q7	50
Q8	50
Q9	100
Q10	40
Q11	20
Q12	4
Q13	6
Q14	60
Q15	20

On level sheet

Multiplication stories with groups of 2 to 10.

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Multiply and divide word problems · Grade 3 · On level

Name ____________________

Date ____________________

Multiply and divide word problems · 15 questions

1
There are 7 bags with 2 books in each bag. How many books are there in all?
Work it out here
2
There are 7 boxes with 10 shells in each box. How many shells are there in all?
Work it out here
3
There are 6 bags with 5 beads in each bag. How many beads are there in all?
Work it out here
4
There are 10 rows with 8 pencils in each row. How many pencils are there in all?
Work it out here
5
There are 10 bags with 8 pencils in each bag. How many pencils are there in all?
Work it out here
6
There are 2 rows with 2 apples in each row. How many apples are there in all?
Work it out here
7
There are 7 boxes with 7 beads in each box. How many beads are there in all?
Work it out here
8
There are 6 rows with 7 beads in each row. How many beads are there in all?
Work it out here
9
There are 8 boxes with 8 apples in each box. How many apples are there in all?
Work it out here
10
There are 10 boxes with 2 apples in each box. How many apples are there in all?
Work it out here
11
There are 4 rows with 5 books in each row. How many books are there in all?
Work it out here
12
There are 5 boxes with 2 cards in each box. How many cards are there in all?
Work it out here
13
There are 10 rows with 10 stickers in each row. How many stickers are there in all?
Work it out here
14
There are 5 boxes with 9 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there in all?
Work it out here
15
There are 7 bags with 10 marbles in each bag. How many marbles are there in all?
Work it out here

Answers: on level sheet

Question	Answer
Q1	14
Q2	70
Q3	30
Q4	80
Q5	80
Q6	4
Q7	49
Q8	42
Q9	64
Q10	20
Q11	20
Q12	10
Q13	100
Q14	45
Q15	70

Harder sheet

Division stories: sharing equally and making equal groups.

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Multiply and divide word problems · Grade 3 · Harder

Name ____________________

Date ____________________

Multiply and divide word problems · 15 questions

1
8 books are shared equally among 4 friends. How many does each friend get?
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2
63 apples are shared equally among 9 friends. How many does each friend get?
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3
16 shells are put into boxes of 8. How many boxes are there?
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4
50 beads are put into bags of 10. How many bags are there?
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5
56 pencils are put into bags of 8. How many bags are there?
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6
20 beads are shared equally among 4 friends. How many does each friend get?
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7
30 pencils are put into boxes of 6. How many boxes are there?
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8
48 shells are shared equally among 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
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9
63 pencils are put into bags of 9. How many bags are there?
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10
24 apples are put into bags of 4. How many bags are there?
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11
15 marbles are shared equally among 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
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12
12 marbles are put into bags of 2. How many bags are there?
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13
45 beads are shared equally among 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
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14
70 pencils are shared equally among 7 friends. How many does each friend get?
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15
16 marbles are shared equally among 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
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Answers: harder sheet

Question	Answer
Q1	2
Q2	7
Q3	2
Q4	5
Q5	7
Q6	5
Q7	5
Q8	6
Q9	7
Q10	6
Q11	5
Q12	6
Q13	9
Q14	10
Q15	2

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Question	Answer
Q1	30
Q2	10
Q3	50
Q4	16
Q5	40
Q6	30
Q7	50
Q8	50
Q9	100
Q10	40
Q11	20
Q12	4
Q13	6
Q14	60
Q15	20

Question	Answer
Q1	14
Q2	70
Q3	30
Q4	80
Q5	80
Q6	4
Q7	49
Q8	42
Q9	64
Q10	20
Q11	20
Q12	10
Q13	100
Q14	45
Q15	70

Question	Answer
Q1	30
Q2	10
Q3	50
Q4	16
Q5	40
Q6	30
Q7	50
Q8	50
Q9	100
Q10	40
Q11	20
Q12	4
Q13	6
Q14	60
Q15	20

Question	Answer
Q1	14
Q2	70
Q3	30
Q4	80
Q5	80
Q6	4
Q7	49
Q8	42
Q9	64
Q10	20
Q11	20
Q12	10
Q13	100
Q14	45
Q15	70

Question	Answer
Q1	30
Q2	10
Q3	50
Q4	16
Q5	40
Q6	30
Q7	50
Q8	50
Q9	100
Q10	40
Q11	20
Q12	4
Q13	6
Q14	60
Q15	20

Question	Answer
Q1	14
Q2	70
Q3	30
Q4	80
Q5	80
Q6	4
Q7	49
Q8	42
Q9	64
Q10	20
Q11	20
Q12	10
Q13	100
Q14	45
Q15	70