US Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Class 3 Mathematics: Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division.

Instructions. Answer all questions. Fill exactly one bubble per question on the OMR sheet.

1. Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division.

   1.

   There are 5 groups of students, and each group has 4 students. How many students are there in total?

   1. (A)

      1 student

   2. (B)

      20 students

   3. (C)

      9 students

   4. (D)

      10 students

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   Answer: (B)

   20 students

   To find the total number of students, you multiply the number of groups by the number of students in each group: $5 imes 4 = 20$.

   Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division. · Easy

2. 2.

   A baker made 24 cookies and wants to put them into bags. If each bag holds 6 cookies, how many bags will the baker need?

   1. (A)

      3 bags

   2. (B)

      5 bags

   3. (C)

      4 bags

   4. (D)

      18 bags

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   Answer: (C)

   4 bags

   To find the number of bags needed, divide the total number of cookies by the number of cookies per bag: $24 ext{ cookies} ext{ / } 6 ext{ cookies/bag} = 4 ext{ bags}$.

   Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division. · Medium

3. 3.

   Sarah has 3 boxes of crayons. Each box contains 8 crayons. How many crayons does Sarah have altogether?

   1. (A)

      24 crayons

   2. (B)

      11 crayons

   3. (C)

      16 crayons

   4. (D)

      5 crayons

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   Answer: (A)

   24 crayons

   To find the total number of crayons, multiply the number of boxes by the number of crayons in each box: $3 imes 8 = 24$.

   Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division. · Easy

4. 4.

   Mr. Davis has 35 pencils. He wants to share them equally among his 7 students. How many pencils will each student receive?

   1. (A)

      5 pencils

   2. (B)

      7 pencils

   3. (C)

      6 pencils

   4. (D)

      4 pencils

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   Answer: (A)

   5 pencils

   To find out how many pencils each student receives, divide the total number of pencils by the number of students: $35 ext{ pencils} ext{ / } 7 ext{ students} = 5 ext{ pencils/student}$.

   Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division. · Medium

5. 5.

   A farmer planted 4 rows of apple trees. Each row has 9 trees. After a storm, 6 trees were damaged. How many healthy trees are left?

   1. (A)

      30 trees

   2. (B)

      36 trees

   3. (C)

      42 trees

   4. (D)

      13 trees

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   Answer: (A)

   30 trees

   First, find the total number of trees by multiplying the number of rows by the number of trees per row: $4 imes 9 = 36$. Then, subtract the damaged trees: $36 - 6 = 30$.

   Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division. · Hard

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