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Math diagnostic test, Year 3: Addition and subtraction. 12 questions with answers and explanations. Topics: Addition and subtraction, Multiplication and division, Place value, Word problems, Number facts. Duration: 20 min.
Diagnostic tasks
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Explanation: Add the tens and ones: 40 + 20 = 60, and 7 + 6 = 13. Then 60 + 13 = 73.
Explanation: Subtract 40 from 82 to get 42, then add 1 back because 39 is 1 less than 40. So the answer is 43.
Explanation: 6 groups of 4 make 24.
Explanation: 36 split into 6 equal groups gives 6 in each group.
5
Which number is 5 tens and 8 ones?
Explanation: 5 tens means 50 and 8 ones means 8. 50 + 8 = 58.
Explanation: Adding 30 means adding 3 tens to 125, which gives 155.
Explanation: 90 - 40 = 50, and 50 - 7 = 43.
Explanation: 7 groups of 5 make 35.
Explanation: 48 split into 8 equal groups gives 6 in each group.
10
Mia has 23 stickers. She gets 19 more. How many stickers does she have now?
Explanation: Add 23 and 19: 23 + 10 = 33, then 33 + 9 = 42.
11
A box has 4 rows of 6 apples. How many apples are there altogether?
Explanation: 4 rows of 6 means 4 × 6 = 24.
12
What is the missing number? 64 - ___ = 29
Explanation: Find the difference between 64 and 29: 64 - 29 = 35.