Year 3 · Mathematics

Year 3 maths help and free practice questions

In Year 3, students strengthen addition and subtraction with bigger numbers, learn their times tables and division facts, and meet simple fractions for the first time.

Topics the tutor covers at Year 3 level

• Addition and subtraction

  • Add two-digit numbers
  • Subtract two-digit numbers
  • Add three-digit numbers
  Practise addition and subtraction

• Multiplication

  • Times tables to 10 × 10
  • Two-digit × one-digit
  Practise multiplication

• Division

  • Division facts
  Practise division

Topics are grouped by the year levels our tutor uses. Detailed curriculum mapping is being reviewed by teachers before any alignment is claimed.

Year 3 topic guides

• Times tables for Year 3

Year 3 practice questions

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1. Add two-digit numbers

   1. What is 69 + 39?

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   Answer: 108

   60 + 30 = 90, and 9 + 9 = 18. So 69 + 39 = 108.

2. Subtract two-digit numbers

   2. What is 85 − 53?

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   Answer: 32

   85 − 50 = 35, then − 3 gives 32.

3. Add three-digit numbers

   3. What is 491 + 493?

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   Answer: 984

   Hundreds: 400 + 400. Tens and ones: 91 + 93. Total: 984.

4. Times tables to 10 × 10

   4. What is 3 × 3?

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   Answer: 9

   3 groups of 3 is 9, so 3 × 3 = 9.

5. Two-digit × one-digit

   5. What is 79 × 6?

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   Answer: 474

   70 × 6 = 420 and 9 × 6 = 54. 420 + 54 = 474.

6. Division facts

   6. What is 60 ÷ 6?

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   Answer: 10

   6 × 10 = 60, so 60 ÷ 6 = 10.

7. Add two-digit numbers

   7. What is 61 + 79?

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   Answer: 140

   60 + 70 = 130, and 1 + 9 = 10. So 61 + 79 = 140.

8. Subtract two-digit numbers

   8. What is 77 − 18?

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   Answer: 59

   77 − 10 = 67, then − 8 gives 59.