Mixed Multiplication and Division Stories is a free printable Grade 3 maths worksheet on choosing between the two operations, aligned to Common Core standard 3.OA.A.3. It prints 6 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.Ravi fills 8 bags with 5 conkers in each. How many conkers altogether?
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2.Mei shares 49 buttons equally between 7 friends. How many each?
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3.Ama fills 3 bags with 8 cards in each. How many cards altogether?
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4.Suki fills 8 bags with 4 stickers in each. How many stickers altogether?
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5.Mei fills 8 bags with 8 marbles in each. How many marbles altogether?
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6.Noor shares 30 stickers equally between 6 friends. How many each?
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LessonPrint · 3.OA.A.3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Mixed Multiplication and Division Stories
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
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Questions about Mixed Multiplication and Division Stories
What does the Mixed Multiplication and Division Stories worksheet cover?
It practises choosing between the two operations — 6 questions for Grade 3, all on Common Core 3.OA.A.3: Solve story problems using multiplication and division. The instruction to pupils is “Read carefully, then work out the answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Mixed Multiplication and Division Stories practise?
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.A.3 — 3.OA.A.3, in the Operations & Algebraic Thinking domain for Grade 3. The published standard reads: “Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems in situations involving equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Mixed Multiplication and Division Stories is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on 3.OA.A.3, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Mixed Multiplication and Division Stories come with an answer key?
Yes. All 6 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Mixed Multiplication and Division Stories can I print?
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Mixed Multiplication and Division Stories free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Mixed Multiplication and Division Stories, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for 3.OA.A.3
Solve story problems using multiplication and division.