Manicure-Themed Math Worksheet for 3rd Grade (10-Year-Old) — 15 Engaging Questions

Instructions

Welcome to the Nail Salon! Solve the math problems below to help the nail technicians with their busy day. Read each question carefully and write your answer in the space provided.

1. A nail salon has 125 bottles of pink nail polish and 87 bottles of red nail polish. How many bottles is that in total?


2. You start with a bottle of glitter polish that has 500 sparkles in it. You use 182 sparkles for your manicure. How many sparkles are left?


3. If one bottle of special top coat costs $7, how much would it cost to buy 8 different bottles?


4. Each manicure gets 5 sparkly gems. If 9 friends all get a manicure, how many gems are used in total?


5. You have 36 nail art stickers to share equally among your 4 best friends. How many stickers does each friend get?


6. A nail technician, Maria, has 342 nail art gems. She buys 175 more. How many gems does she have now?


7. A box of nail files has 12 files in it. The salon orders 6 boxes. How many nail files did they order?


8. You pay for your $12 manicure with a $20 bill. How much change do you get back?


9. The salon's goal was to have 250 customers this week. So far, 198 customers have visited. How many more customers do they need to meet their goal?


10. There are 4 nail drying stations, and each station can fit 3 people. How many people can dry their nails at once?


11. A large bottle of base coat can be used for 45 manicures. If a technician does 5 manicures a day, how many days will the bottle last?


12. The salon has 81 bottles of nail polish and wants to arrange them on shelves that hold 9 bottles each. How many shelves will they need?


13. A pedicure costs $15 and a manicure costs $12. How much does it cost to get both services?


14. It takes 10 minutes to paint one coat of polish. How many minutes would it take to paint 11 coats of polish?


15. Lily brought 24 nail polish bottles to a party. She gave half to her friend, and then she bought 5 more on the way home. How many bottles does Lily have now?

Answer Key

1. 212 bottles
2. 318 sparkles
3. $56
4. 45 gems
5. 9 stickers
6. 517 gems
7. 72 nail files
8. $8
9. 52 customers
10. 12 people
11. 9 days
12. 9 shelves
13. $27
14. 110 minutes
15. 17 bottles (12 + 5)