Choose the operation for a word problem
3rd grade (Year 4 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: 3.OA.A.3, 3.OA.D.8 · England: Y3 Multiplication and division
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Question 1
Which operation solves this? Hiro has 24 oranges and buys 4 more. How many now?
- A. multiply
- B. divide
- C. add
- D. subtract
Question 2
Nia reads 7 pages every day for 8 days. Which number sentence gives the total pages?
- A. 56 ÷ 8
- B. 8 × 7
- C. 8 + 7
- D. 7 − 8
Question 3
Which operation solves this? Ethan has 36 oranges and puts them equally into 9 bags. How many in each bag?
- A. multiply
- B. divide
- C. add
- D. subtract
Question 4
Omar reads 7 pages every day for 4 days. Which number sentence gives the total pages?
- A. 28 ÷ 4
- B. 4 + 7
- C. 4 × 7
- D. 7 − 4
Question 5
Which operation solves this? Ava has 28 oranges and gives away 7. How many are left?
- A. multiply
- B. divide
- C. add
- D. subtract
Question 6
Fatima reads 7 pages every day for 6 days. Which number sentence gives the total pages?
- A. 6 × 7
- B. 6 + 7
- C. 7 − 6
- D. 42 ÷ 6
Question 7
Which operation solves this? Mei has 6 bags with 6 oranges in each. How many oranges?
- A. multiply
- B. divide
- C. add
- D. subtract
Question 8
Diego reads 7 pages every day for 5 days. Which number sentence gives the total pages?
- A. 35 ÷ 5
- B. 7 − 5
- C. 5 × 7
- D. 5 + 7
Question 9
Which operation solves this? Isla has 3 bags with 7 oranges in each. How many oranges?
- A. multiply
- B. divide
- C. add
- D. subtract
Question 10
Priya reads 4 pages every day for 4 days. Which number sentence gives the total pages?
- A. 4 + 4
- B. 16 ÷ 4
- C. 4 − 4
- D. 4 × 4
Question 11
Which operation solves this? Lucia has 21 oranges and gives away 3. How many are left?
- A. multiply
- B. divide
- C. add
- D. subtract
Question 12
Kai reads 6 pages every day for 5 days. Which number sentence gives the total pages?
- A. 5 + 6
- B. 6 − 5
- C. 30 ÷ 5
- D. 5 × 6
Question 13
Which operation solves this? Ravi has 24 oranges and puts them equally into 3 bags. How many in each bag?
- A. multiply
- B. divide
- C. add
- D. subtract
Question 14
Nia reads 9 pages every day for 8 days. Which number sentence gives the total pages?
- A. 8 + 9
- B. 8 × 9
- C. 72 ÷ 8
- D. 9 − 8
Question 15
Which operation solves this? Hana has 12 oranges and buys 3 more. How many now?
- A. multiply
- B. divide
- C. add
- D. subtract
Question 16
Isla reads 8 pages every day for 8 days. Which number sentence gives the total pages?
- A. 64 ÷ 8
- B. 8 × 8
- C. 8 + 8
- D. 8 − 8
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