🧠 Grade 3 Math Practice
Theme: Who We Are – Rights and Responsibilities
Instructions:
Solve each word problem using two steps. Use addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division as
needed. Show your working and write the final answer.
✅ Questions and Answers
1. Each of 6 students writes 3 rules about classroom responsibility. Then the teacher adds 5
more rules. How many rules are there in total?
• Step 1: 6 × 3 = 18
• Step 2: 18 + 5 = 23 rules
2. A school has 4 recycling bins. Each bin is emptied 3 times a week. After 2 weeks, how many
times have the bins been emptied?
• Step 1: 4 × 3 = 12
• Step 2: 12 × 2 = 24 times
3. There are 20 students. They are divided into 5 groups to discuss rights. Each group writes 4
ideas. How many ideas are written?
• Step 1: 20 ÷ 5 = 4 students per group
• Step 2: 5 × 4 = 20 ideas
4. Each student has the right to 5 crayons. There are 7 students. If 6 crayons are broken, how
many usable crayons are left?
• Step 1: 7 × 5 = 35
• Step 2: 35 − 6 = 29 crayons
5. A student reads 6 pages about human rights each day. After 3 days, she rereads 4 pages.
How many pages did she read in total?
• Step 1: 6 × 3 = 18
• Step 2: 18 + 4 = 22 pages
6. There are 5 posters in each classroom about responsibilities. There are 6 classrooms. If 8
posters are removed, how many are left?
• Step 1: 5 × 6 = 30
• Step 2: 30 − 8 = 22 posters
7. A student helps clean 2 desks each day. After 4 days, she skips cleaning 3 desks. How many
desks did she clean?
• Step 1: 2 × 4 = 8
• Step 2: 8 − 3 = 5 desks
8. There are 36 pencils. They are shared equally among 6 students. Each student gives away 2
pencils. How many pencils do they keep?
• Step 1: 36 ÷ 6 = 6
• Step 2: 6 − 2 = 4 per student → 6 × 4 = 24 pencils
9. A class watches a 15-minute video about rights. Then they spend 20 minutes discussing it.
How much time did they spend in total?
• Step 1: 15 + 20 = 35 minutes
10. Each student waters 3 plants. There are 9 students. If 12 plants are already watered, how
many still need watering?
• Step 1: 9 × 3 = 27
• Step 2: 27 − 12 = 15 plants
11. There are 6 groups of students. Each group has 5 members. Each member writes 2 rules.
How many rules are written?
• Step 1: 6 × 5 = 30 students
• Step 2: 30 × 2 = 60 rules
12. A student collects 10 cans for recycling. Her friend collects 14 more. Then they give 8 cans to
the school. How many cans do they have left?
• Step 1: 10 + 14 = 24
• Step 2: 24 − 8 = 16 cans
13. There are 40 books about human rights. They are divided equally among 5 classrooms. Each
classroom gives away 3 books. How many books are left in total?
• Step 1: 40 ÷ 5 = 8
• Step 2: 8 − 3 = 5 per classroom → 5 × 5 = 25 books
14. Each student writes 2 responsibilities. There are 10 students. Then the teacher adds 4 more.
How many responsibilities are there in total?
• Step 1: 10 × 2 = 20
• Step 2: 20 + 4 = 24 responsibilities
15. A group of students spends 12 minutes cleaning the classroom. Then they spend 18 minutes
organizing books. If they do this for 2 days, how much time do they spend in total?
• Step 1: 12 + 18 = 30
• Step 2: 30 × 2 = 60 minutes
