Interactive Quiz: When to Use Add, Subtract, Multiply, or Divide Grade 3

📚 Quick Study Guide

• ➕ Addition: Combining groups or quantities. Look for keywords like 'total,' 'sum,' 'in all,' 'together,' or 'increase.'
• ➖ Subtraction: Finding the difference between two quantities or taking away from a group. Keywords include 'difference,' 'how many more,' 'less than,' 'take away,' or 'decrease.'
• ✖️ Multiplication: Repeated addition of equal groups or finding the area. Watch for 'times,' 'product,' 'groups of,' 'each,' or 'area.'
• ➗ Division: Splitting a group into equal parts or sharing equally. Keywords are 'split,' 'share,' 'equal groups,' 'quotient,' or 'how many in each.'

📝 Practice Quiz

1. Sarah has 12 apples and gives 5 to her friend. How many apples does Sarah have left?

   1. Add
   2. Subtract
   3. Multiply
   4. Divide

2. Tom has 4 boxes of crayons. Each box contains 8 crayons. How many crayons does Tom have in total?

   1. Add
   2. Subtract
   3. Multiply
   4. Divide

3. A pizza is cut into 8 slices. If 4 friends share the pizza equally, how many slices does each friend get?

   1. Add
   2. Subtract
   3. Multiply
   4. Divide

4. John has 7 marbles. Mary has 5 more marbles than John. How many marbles does Mary have?

   1. Add
   2. Subtract
   3. Multiply
   4. Divide

5. A class has 25 students. If they are divided into 5 equal groups, how many students are in each group?

   1. Add
   2. Subtract
   3. Multiply
   4. Divide

6. A baker makes 6 cakes each day. How many cakes will the baker make in 3 days?

   1. Add
   2. Subtract
   3. Multiply
   4. Divide

7. There are 15 cookies in a jar. Lisa eats 3 cookies. How many cookies are left in the jar?

   1. Add
   2. Subtract
   3. Multiply
   4. Divide