Max Maths, Year 3, Work Sheet, Word problems

In a Year 3 mathematics worksheet, students are presented with practical word problems to solve, focusing on division and equal distribution. The first scenario involves Tya, who buys 12 tomatoes and initially distributes them into 2 bags. The children are tasked with drawing the tomatoes in the bags to visually represent the division and then calculate how many tomatoes are in each bag. Following this, Tya decides to use 3 bags instead, prompting the students to redraw the tomatoes and find the new number of tomatoes per bag. Additionally, Tya buys 18 limes and spreads them evenly across the 3 bags, with students calculating the number of limes per bag.

The worksheet progresses to a shopping scenario involving four friends: Padma, Samir, Jade, and Han. They pool their money together to purchase a tennis racket and a skateboard. For the tennis racket, priced at $12, students are asked to group dollar notes to determine each person's equal share of the cost. Similarly, for the skateboard priced at $36, the children work out each person's contribution by dividing the total cost by the number of friends. The final task encourages students to create their own number story about buying the skateboard, using division to solve the problem. This exercise helps to reinforce the concept of division in real-life contexts, while also engaging the students' creativity and comprehension skills.