Grade 3 Mathematics Questions and Answers
A free sample of Grade 3 Mathematics practice questions with the correct answer and an explanation, following the Lebanese curriculum. Useful for revision before school tests.
أسئلة الرياضيات للصف 3 مع الأجوبة والشرح وفق المنهج اللبناني.
How to use this page: read each question, try to answer it yourself, then open the answer to check your reasoning. Questions are grouped by the chapter they belong to on EduRise, in the order of the Lebanese Grade 3 Mathematics programme.
15 Grade 3 Mathematics practice questions
Chapter: Place Value · easy
1. How many digits does 32 313 have?
- A. 3
- B. 4
- C. 5
- D. 6
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Answer: 5
Explanation: 32 313 has 5 digits.
Chapter: Place Value · easy
2. Which is the greatest: 61 253, 47 453, 17 554, 93 320?
- A. 93 320
- B. 17 554
- C. 47 453
- D. 61 253
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Answer: 93 320
Explanation: Compare the number of digits, then the highest place first: 93 320 is greatest.
Chapter: Addition · easy
3. Which expression equals 213 + 773 by commutativity?
- A. 213 − 773
- B. 213 + 774
- C. 773 − 213
- D. 773 + 213
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Answer: 773 + 213
Explanation: a + b = b + a: 213 + 773 = 773 + 213 = 986.
Chapter: Addition · easy
4. Which expression equals (35 + 31) + 16 by associativity?
- A. 35 + 31 × 16
- B. (35 + 31) − 16
- C. 35 + (31 + 16)
- D. 35 × (31 + 16)
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Answer: 35 + (31 + 16)
Explanation: (a + b) + c = a + (b + c); both give 82.
Chapter: Subtraction · easy
5. Which addition checks 732 − 513 = 219?
- A. 219 + 513 = 732
- B. 513 − 219 = 294
- C. 219 + 732 = 951
- D. 732 + 513 = 1245
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Answer: 219 + 513 = 732
Explanation: difference + subtracted number = starting number.
Chapter: Subtraction · easy
6. 78 − 16 gives the same result as 16 − 78.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: False
Explanation: Subtraction is not commutative.
Chapter: Multiplication Concepts and Facts · hard
7. Dana buys four packs of 5 pencils and two packs of 4 erasers. How many things does Dana buy in all?
- A. 28
- B. 26
- C. 20
- D. 15
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Answer: 28
Explanation: Pencils: 4 × 5 = 20. Erasers: 2 × 4 = 8. In all: 20 + 8 = 28.
Chapter: Multiplication Concepts and Facts · hard
8. On a farm there are three cows and three chickens. A cow has 4 legs and a chicken has 2 legs. How many legs are there in all?
- A. 6
- B. 24
- C. 18
- D. 12
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Answer: 18
Explanation: Cows: 3 × 4 = 12. Chickens: 3 × 2 = 6. Legs: 12 + 6 = 18.
Chapter: Division Concepts and Facts · hard
9. Five pencils cost 40¢. How much do three pencils cost?
- A. 40¢
- B. 24¢
- C. 38¢
- D. 8¢
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Answer: 24¢
Explanation: One costs 40¢ ÷ 5 = 8¢. 3 cost 3 × 8¢ = 24¢.
Chapter: Division Concepts and Facts · hard
10. Which number divided by 3 gives the same answer as 45 ÷ 5?
- A. 45
- B. 30
- C. 27
- D. 9
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Answer: 27
Explanation: 45 ÷ 5 = 9. We need ■ ÷ 3 = 9, so ■ = 9 × 3 = 27.
Chapter: More Multiplication Facts · hard
11. Nour wrote four statements about multiplication. Which one is TRUE?
- A. 9 × 7 is an even number
- B. 6 × 9 is greater than 9 × 7
- C. 7 × 7 = 6 × 8
- D. 4 × 9 × 5 = 180
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Answer: 4 × 9 × 5 = 180
Explanation: Work out each one: 4 × 9 × 5 = 20 × 9 = 180; 6 × 9 = 54, 9 × 7 = 63; 9 × 7 = 63 (odd); 7 × 7 = 49, 6 × 8 = 48. Only "4 × 9 × 5 = 180" is true.
Chapter: More Multiplication Facts · hard
12. Karim counts by 8s starting at 8: 8, 16, 24, … How much greater is the 10th number said than the 4th number said?
- A. 80
- B. 56
- C. 6
- D. 48
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Answer: 48
Explanation: 10th number: 10 × 8 = 80. 4th number: 4 × 8 = 32. 80 − 32 = 48.
Chapter: More Division Facts · hard
13. Which statement is correct?
- A. (3 + 5) × 4 = 32
- B. 3 + 5 × 4 = 32
- C. 3 + 5 × 4 = 12
- D. (3 + 5) × 4 = 23
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Answer: (3 + 5) × 4 = 32
Explanation: Without brackets, multiply first: 3 + 20 = 23. With brackets, do the bracket first: 8 × 4 = 32.
Chapter: More Division Facts · hard
14. Rami thinks of a number, divides it by 9, then adds 6. The answer is 11. What was the number?
- A. 99
- B. 45
- C. 5
- D. 14
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Answer: 45
Explanation: Work backwards: 11 − 6 = 5. Then 5 × 9 = 45. Check: 45 ÷ 9 = 5, 5 + 6 = 11.
Chapter: Fractions · easy
15. In the fraction 1/6, what is the denominator?
- A. 1
- B. 7
- C. 5
- D. 6
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Answer: 6
Explanation: The numerator (top) is 1, the denominator (bottom) is 6.
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