Year 3 3 worksheet answers to download as PDF

These Year 3 3 worksheet answers give a full worked solution to all 20 questions of the 3, 4 and 8 times tables worksheet. Try each question yourself first, then check your method step by step.

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Answer to Question 1
1. 12 and 18: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21.
2. 12 and 20: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28.
3. 24 and 40: 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48.
4. 64, 56, 48, 40, 32, 24, 16, 8.
Answer to Question 2
1. 3 × 7 = 21.
2. 4 × 9 = 36.
3. 8 × 6 = 48.
4. 3 × 12 = 36.
5. 4 × 8 = 32.
6. 8 × 9 = 72.
7. 8 × 7 = 56.
8. 3 × 8 = 24.
Answer to Question 3
1. 21 ÷ 3 = 7. Check: 7 × 3 = 21.
2. 32 ÷ 4 = 8. Check: 8 × 4 = 32.
3. 56 ÷ 8 = 7. Check: 7 × 8 = 56.
4. 36 ÷ 4 = 9. Check: 9 × 4 = 36.
5. 72 ÷ 8 = 9. Check: 9 × 8 = 72.
6. 27 ÷ 3 = 9. Check: 9 × 3 = 27.
Answer to Question 4
1. Multiplying by 4 is doubling twice. Double 6 is 12, and double 12 is 24. So 4 × 6 = 24.
2. 8 is double 4, so 8 × 9 is double 4 × 9. Double 36: 30 doubled is 60 and 6 doubled is 12, so 60 + 12 = 72.
3. 6 is double 3, so 6 × 5 is double 3 × 5. Double 15 is 30.
4. 8 is double 4, so 8 × 7 is double 28. 20 doubled is 40 and 8 doubled is 16, so 40 + 16 = 56.
Answer to Question 5
1. 7, because 4 × 7 = 28.
2. 8, because 8 × 8 = 64.
3. 11, because 3 × 11 = 33.
4. 36, because 36 ÷ 4 = 9.
5. 8, because 48 ÷ 8 = 6.
Answer to Question 6
1. 7 × 3 = 21, 21 ÷ 3 = 7, 21 ÷ 7 = 3.
2. 8 × 4 = 32, 32 ÷ 4 = 8, 32 ÷ 8 = 4.
3. 5 × 8 = 40, 40 ÷ 8 = 5, 40 ÷ 5 = 8.
Answer to Question 7
1. 6 boxes with 4 cupcakes in each: 6 × 4. Double 6 is 12 and double again is 24, so Aisha buys 24 cupcakes.
2. 7 bags with 3 brownies in each: count in 3s seven times: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21. Ben buys 21 brownies.
3. 5 packs of 8 cookies: 5 × 8 = 40 cookies. Half of 10 × 8 = 80 gives the same answer.
4. Add the three amounts: 24 + 21 = 45, then 45 + 40 = 85 items altogether.
Answer to Question 8
1. 9 packets of 8 stickers: 9 × 8. Use 10 × 8 = 80 and take away one 8: 80 − 8 = 72 stickers.
2. 4 packets of 8: 4 × 8 = 32 stickers (double 8 is 16, double 16 is 32).
3. Find the difference: 72 − 32 = 40. Ravi buys 40 more. This is also 5 packets × 8, because he buys 5 more packets.
4. Ravi plus 3 friends is 4 people. 72 ÷ 4: half of 72 is 36 and half of 36 is 18, so each person gets 18 stickers.
Answer to Question 9
1. Each spider has 8 legs: 4 × 8 = 32 legs.
2. Each beetle has 6 legs: 3 × 6 = 18 legs.
3. Add the spider legs and the beetle legs: 32 + 18 = 50 legs.
4. 8 ladybirds with 6 legs each: 8 × 6. Double 6 three times: 12, 24, 48. The ladybirds have 48 legs.
Answer to Question 10
1. 5 × £3 = £15.
2. 3 × £4 = £12.
3. 2 × £8 = £16.
4. 15 + 12 + 16 = £43. £50 − £43 = £7.
Answer to Question 11
1. Each ticket costs £8: 4 × £8 = £32.
2. Each box of popcorn costs £4: 4 × £4 = £16.
3. Add tickets and popcorn: £32 + £16 = £48.
4. Share £48 equally between 4 friends: 48 ÷ 4. Half of 48 is 24 and half of 24 is 12, so each friend pays £12. Check: 4 × £12 = £48.
Answer to Question 12
1. 6 × 8 = 48.
2. 48 ÷ 4 = 12 rows.
3. 48 ÷ 3 = 16.
4. 48 ÷ 5 = 9 remainder 3. No, 48 is not in the 5 times table.
Answer to Question 13
1. 7 trays of 8 apples: 7 × 8 = 56 apples.
2. 9 bags of 4 oranges: 9 × 4. Use 10 × 4 = 40 and take away one 4: 36 oranges.
3. 12 bunches of 3 bananas: 12 × 3. 10 × 3 = 30 and 2 × 3 = 6, so 30 + 6 = 36 bananas.
4. Pack 56 apples into bags of 4: 56 ÷ 4. Halve 56 to get 28, then halve again to get 14 bags. Check: 14 × 4 = 56.
Answer to Question 14
1. 32 ÷ 4 = 8 lanes.
2. Yes, 8 lanes are exactly enough.
3. 32 ÷ 3 = 10 remainder 2. No: 11 lanes are needed with 2 children in the last lane.
4. 24 ÷ 8 = 3 groups.
Answer to Question 15
1. 8 friends each get 3 sandwiches: 8 × 3 = 24 sandwiches.
2. 8 friends each get 4 biscuits: 8 × 4 = 32 biscuits.
3. Biscuits come in packs of 8. How many 8s make 32? 4 × 8 = 32, so she needs 4 packs.
4. Each of the 24 sandwiches uses 3 slices: 24 × 3 = 72 slices. A loaf has 24 slices, and 3 × 24 = 72, so she needs 3 loaves.
Answer to Question 16
1. 96 ÷ 8 = 12.
2. 96 ÷ 48 = 2.
3. Minibuses: 12 × 40 = £480. Coaches: 2 × 100 = £200. The coaches are cheaper.
4. 480 − 200 = £280.
Answer to Question 17
1. 6 packets × 3 = 18.
2. 5 bags × 4 = 20.
3. 4 bags × 8 = 32.
4. 20 + 32 = 52. 52 ÷ 4 = 13 rows.
Answer to Question 18
1. 8 × 6 = 48. Wrong. 6 × 9 = 54, so he mixed it up.
2. 4 × 7 = 28. Right.
3. 3 × 9 = 27. Wrong. 3 × 8 = 24.
4. 8 × 8 = 64. Right.
Answer to Question 19
1. 8 people is double 4 people, so 2 × 3 = 6 eggs.
2. 2 × 8 = 16 spoons.
3. 12 people is 3 times 4 people: 3 × 3 = 9 eggs.
4. 3 × 8 = 24 spoons.
Answer to Question 20
1. Work backwards: 40 − 8 = 32, then 32 ÷ 4 = 8. Check: 8 × 4 + 8 = 40.
2. Work backwards: 58 + 6 = 64, then 64 ÷ 8 = 8. Check: 8 × 8 − 6 = 58.
3. The number must be in the 3 times table, the 4 times table and the 8 times table. Multiples of 8 are 8, 16, 24. 24 is also in the 3 times table (3 × 8) and in the 4 times table. So 24 is the first.

How to use these Year 3 3 worksheet answers

First, try every question on the worksheet without looking. Then compare your working with the solution line by line, not only the final answer. When your answer is different, find the first step that changes, because that is where the mistake is. After that, read the matching part of the 3, 4 and 8 times tables lesson again. Finally, check that the method is secure with the quiz or the test.

Also, the Year 3 3 worksheet answers are available as a PDF, so you can mark printed work quickly. Moreover, all the pages of this chapter work together, so you can move between them at any time. For example, many pupils read the lesson on Monday, practise on Wednesday and test themselves on Friday. In short, these Year 3 3 worksheet answers show every step, so nothing is left unexplained.