Common Core: 3rd Grade Math : Operations & Algebraic Thinking

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for Common Core: 3rd Grade Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #3043 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

 

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Explanation:

Multiplication can be thought of as repeated addition, or as objects in a group. 

 means adding  six times. 

 and 

Or we can think of this as grouping objects. We have  groups, with  objects in each group. We can count up the total number of objects, in this case triangles. 

6x8

Example Question #241 : How To Multiply

 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Multiplication can be thought of as repeated addition, or as objects in a group. 

 means adding  five times. 

 and 

Or we can think of this as grouping objects. We have  groups, with  objects in each group. We can count up the total number of objects, in this case triangles. 

5x6

Example Question #341 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Quantitative Reasoning

 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Multiplication can be thought of as repeated addition, or as objects in a group. 

 means adding  four times. 

 and 

Or we can think of this as grouping objects. We have  groups, with  objects in each group. We can count up the total number of objects, in this case triangles. 

4x9

Example Question #362 : How To Multiply

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Multiplication can be thought of as repeated addition, or as objects in a group. 

 means adding  six times. 

 and 

Or we can think of this as grouping objects. We have  groups, with  objects in each group. We can count up the total number of objects, in this case triangles. 

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Example Question #1 : Interpret Whole Number Quotients Of Whole Numbers: Ccss.Math.Content.3.Oa.A.2

Solve the following: 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

When we are dividing, we are splitting things up into groups. For this problem, we can think of this as we have  items and we want to split them up equally into  groups. We are solving for the number of items in each group. 

We can draw  circles and start putting the  items, in this case triangles, into each circle equally. 

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Our answer is the number of items in  group. In this case, there are  triangles in each of the groups so our answer is 

Example Question #3351 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

When we are dividing, we are splitting things up into groups. For this problem, we can think of this as we have  items and we want to split them up equally into  groups. We are solving for the number of items in each group. 

We can draw  circles and start putting the  items, in this case triangles, into each circle equally. 

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Our answer is the number of items in  group. In this case, there are  triangles in each of the groups so our answer is 

Example Question #1 : Interpret Whole Number Quotients Of Whole Numbers: Ccss.Math.Content.3.Oa.A.2

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

When we are dividing, we are splitting things up into groups. For this problem, we can think of this as we have  items and we want to split them up equally into  groups. We are solving for the number of items in each group. 

We can draw  circles and start putting the  items, in this case triangles, into each circle equally. 

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Our answer is the number of items in  group. In this case, there are  triangles in each of the groups so our answer is 

Example Question #2 : Interpret Whole Number Quotients Of Whole Numbers: Ccss.Math.Content.3.Oa.A.2

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

When we are dividing, we are splitting things up into groups. For this problem, we can think of this as we have  items and we want to split them up equally into  groups. We are solving for the number of items in each group. 

We can draw  circles and start putting the  items, in this case triangles, into each circle equally. 

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Our answer is the number of items in  group. In this case, there is  triangle in each of the groups so our answer is 

Example Question #3 : Interpret Whole Number Quotients Of Whole Numbers: Ccss.Math.Content.3.Oa.A.2

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

When we are dividing, we are splitting things up into groups. For this problem, we can think of this as we have  items and we want to split them up equally into  groups. We are solving for the number of items in each group. 

We can draw  circles and start putting the  items, in this case triangles, into each circle equally. 

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Our answer is the number of items in  group. In this case, there are  triangles in each of the groups so our answer is 

Example Question #3144 : Operations

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

When we are dividing, we are splitting things up into groups. For this problem, we can think of this as we have  items and we want to split them up equally into  groups. We are solving for the number of items in each group. 

We can draw  circles and start putting the  items, in this case triangles, into each circle equally. 

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Our answer is the number of items in  group. In this case, there are  triangles in each of the groups so our answer is 

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