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TEKS 3.2A Worksheets — Grade 3 Compose and decompose numbers up to 100,000
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What TEKS 3.2A says: Compose and decompose numbers up to 100,000 as a sum of so many ten thousands, thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones using objects, pictorial models, and numbers, including expanded notation.
This page has 200+ practice questions tagged specifically to TEKS 3.2A. Below: a sample of 8 with answers and explanations so you can preview the worksheet before printing. Every question goes through an AI quality gate (gpt-4o for content review, Claude Sonnet 4.5 for math verification) before publishing.
Cognitive demand: medium. Typical question shape: Place-value question with 4-5 digit number; choices are different decompositions.
Luna is helping her family at their peach orchard in Fredericksburg, Texas. They picked a total of 4,238 peaches on Saturday. They sold 1,245 peaches at the local market. How many peaches does Luna's family have left after the sale?
- 2,993 ✓
- 3,060
- 2,990
- 3,100
Why: To find out how many peaches Luna's family has left, subtract the number of peaches sold from the total number of peaches picked. Start with 4,238 and subtract 1,245: 4,238 - 1,245 = 2,993. Therefore, the correct answer is 2,993.
Carlos visited a farm near Killeen, Texas. He saw 14 cows and 25 goats. How many animals did Carlos see in total?
- 39 ✓
- 29
- 24
- 35
Why: To find the total number of animals Carlos saw, we add the number of cows and goats together. So, we calculate 14 + 25. This gives us a total of 39 animals.
Hannah is counting the number of music albums in her collection. She has 2,135 country music albums and 4,257 Tejano music albums. How many albums does Hannah have in total? Which expression can be used to find the total number of albums?
- 2,135 + 4,257 ✓
- 2,135 - 4,257
- 4,257 - 2,135
- 2,135 x 4,257
Why: To find the total number of albums, add the number of country music albums and Tejano music albums together using the expression 2,135 + 4,257. This gives Hannah a total of 6,392 albums.
Daniela has 23 blue marbles and 47 red marbles. She wants to organize her marbles by counting the total number of marbles she has. How many marbles does Daniela have in all?
- 70 ✓
- 60
- 50
- 80
Why: To find the total number of marbles, we need to add the blue marbles and the red marbles together. Daniela has 23 blue marbles and 47 red marbles. So, we calculate 23 + 47, which equals 70. Therefore, the correct answer is 70.
Anika is selling bluebonnet field photos at her school fundraiser. Each photo costs $12. If Anika sells 4 photos, how much money will she make in total?
- $48 ✓
- $36
- $24
- $60
Why: To find out how much money Anika will make by selling 4 photos, you need to multiply the number of photos by the cost of each photo. The equation is 4 photos × $12/photo = $48. Therefore, Anika will make $48 in total.
Emma is helping with a school fundraiser in Texas and is selling homemade cookies. She has 2,345 chocolate chip cookies and 1,678 oatmeal raisin cookies. How many cookies does she have in total? Which equation can be used to find the total number of cookies?
- 2,345 + 1,678 ✓
- 2,345 - 1,678
- 2,345 + 1,000
- 2,345 + 678
Why: To find the total number of cookies Emma has, we need to add the number of chocolate chip cookies (2,345) and the number of oatmeal raisin cookies (1,678). The correct equation is 2,345 + 1,678. This will give us the total number of cookies.
Skylar is organizing a school field trip to the State Fair of Texas in Dallas. She needs to arrange the tickets for her class of 28 students. Each ticket costs $12. How much will Skylar spend on tickets in total?
- $336 ✓
- $420
- $248
- $280
Why: To find out how much Skylar will spend on tickets, multiply the number of students (28) by the cost of each ticket ($12). So, 28 * 12 = 336. Therefore, the total amount Skylar will spend on tickets is $336.
Paola is making breakfast tacos for her family in Texas. She uses 20 tortillas, and each taco needs 2 tortillas. Which expression can be used to find out how many tacos she can make?
- 20 ÷ 2 ✓
- 20 - 2
- 20 + 2
- 20 × 2
Why: To find out how many tacos Paola can make, you need to divide the total number of tortillas (20) by the number of tortillas needed for each taco (2). The correct expression is 20 ÷ 2, which equals 10 tacos.
Common questions about TEKS 3.2A
What is TEKS 3.2A?
TEKS 3.2A is a Grade 3 Number & Operations standard from the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. The standard says: Compose and decompose numbers up to 100,000 as a sum of so many ten thousands, thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones using objects, pictorial models, and numbers, including expanded notation.
How many TEKS 3.2A practice questions are available?
200+ practice questions tagged to TEKS 3.2A. All free to print or practice online. We pull a fresh set each time you print a worksheet so your kid doesn't see the same questions twice.
What kind of questions test TEKS 3.2A on the STAAR?
Place-value question with 4-5 digit number; choices are different decompositions. TEKS 3.2A is a medium-cognitive-demand standard — 1-2 step questions are typical.
Where do these questions come from?
Generated by our AI pipeline, then independently quality-gated by two cross-vendor models (gpt-4o for content review, Claude Sonnet 4.5 for math verification) before publishing. Every question is tagged to TEKS 3.2A and modeled on real STAAR item shapes. No typos, no wrong answer keys, no broken explanations.