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Grade 3 Math: 10 Free Practice Questions

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1A farmer has 4 baskets. Each basket contains 6 apples. Which equation represents the total number of apples?

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Answer: 4 × 6 = 24
<p><strong>CORRECT ANSWER: 4 × 6 = 24</strong></p><ol><li>Each of 4 baskets has 6 apples — that means 4 groups of 6.</li><li>When you have groups of the same size, use multiplication.</li><li>4 × 6 = <span style='background:#bbf7d0;padding:2px 6px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:bold;'>24</span>.</li></ol><div style='background:#dbeafe;border-left:4px solid #3b82f6;padding:10px 14px;border-radius:6px;margin-top:10px;'><strong>Remember:</strong> Multiplication finds the total in equal groups!</div>

2Which shows 552 written in expanded form?

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Answer: 500 + 50 + 2
552 has 5 hundreds, 5 tens, and 2 ones, so its expanded form is 500 + 50 + 2.

3What is a shape with three sides and three angles called?

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Answer: triangle
The correct math term is "triangle."

496 apples are shared equally into 8 baskets. How many apples are in each basket?

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Answer: 12
Divide the total by the number of baskets: 96 ÷ 8 = 12.

5Shape 20: Based on its sides and angles, which quadrilateral is shown?

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Answer: Rectangle
A rectangle has 4 right angles with opposite sides equal in length.

6A company has 3,000 pencils in its warehouse. It donates 1,485 pencils to a local school. How many pencils remain in the warehouse?

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Answer: 1,515
<p><strong>CORRECT ANSWER: 1,515</strong></p><ol><li>3,000 - 1,485 pencils donated.</li><li>Subtract carefully.</li><li>Remaining is <span style='background:#bbf7d0;padding:2px 6px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:bold;'>1,515</span>.</li></ol><div style='background:#dbeafe;border-left:4px solid #3b82f6;padding:10px 14px;border-radius:6px;margin-top:10px;'><strong>Remember:</strong> Subtraction finds what is left!</div>

7What is 6 ÷ 3?

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Answer: 2
Dividing 6 by 3 gives 2, since 3 × 2 = 6.

8Liam has 29 stickers to split evenly among 5 groups. Each group gets as many whole stickers as possible, with some left over. How many more stickers would Liam need to buy so that ALL 5 groups can have exactly 6 stickers each, with none left over?

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Answer: 1
Step 1: 29 stickers divided among 5 groups (29 ÷ 5) = 5 Step 2: stickers left over after giving every group 5 (29 − 5 × 5) = 4 Step 3: more stickers needed so the leftover group also gets 6 like a full group would need (5 − 4) = 1 Step 4: total extra stickers needed to make every group's share equal (1 × 1, since each missing group needs exactly 1 more) = 1 So the answer is 1 — extra stickers needed.

9What number comes next in the pattern? 12, 24, 36, ___

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Answer: 48
The pattern adds 12 each time. 36 + 12 = 48.

10Ravi has $140. Priya has $50. How much more money does Ravi have than Priya?

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Answer: 90
Subtract Priya's amount from Ravi's amount: $140 − $50 = $90.

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