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The Chest Room Split

Total reward 2 jewels

In Minecraft, Alex finds 48 iron ingots. She shares them equally among 6 chests. Later, she takes 3 ingots from each of 2 chests to craft tools.

Chest plan

48 ingots shared equally among 6 chests

Your challenges

  1. How many iron ingots are in each chest before Alex crafts?

    Reward 1 jewel

  2. How many iron ingots are left altogether in the 2 chests Alex takes ingots from?

    Reward 1 jewel

Show your answer

Show a division equation for Part 1 and equations for Part 2. Use multiplication to check your equal share.

Show your work

Teacher & family guide

Difficulty & skills

Grade 3 · Number and operations · Whole-number operations · Equal groups

MJ 3.4 · C2 · W2

MathJewels rates content readiness, problem-solving challenge, and workload separately. These estimates describe the easiest reasonable solution path and do not reveal the solution.

Content level

MJ 3.4

Grades 3–5

Grade 3 progression · point 4

Likely range
MJ 3.2–3.6
Confidence
84%

Challenge

C2 · Standard

The solver chooses and coordinates familiar methods.

  • Method selection1
  • Reasoning depth2
  • Novelty0
  • Constraint management1
  • Proof or justification1

Workload

W2 · Moderate

Several coordinated calculations, representations, or explanation steps.

Active time
4–10 minutes · typically 7
Response
Short Explanation
Known-method steps
5
  • Mechanical execution1
  • Written output2
  • Representation production1
  • Bookkeeping1

Learning focus

Skills this problem practices

What a successful response demonstrates, with each skill’s share of the content rating.

  • Divide equal groups

    Represent and solve whole-number equal-sharing and equal-grouping situations with division.

    • Independent mastery
    • 35% focus
    • MJ 3.4 milestone

  • Multiply equal groups

    Represent and solve whole-number situations made from equal groups, including choosing and evaluating a multiplication equation.

    • Independent mastery
    • 20% focus
    • MJ 3.2 milestone

  • Add and subtract quantities

    Combine and compare whole-number quantities in contextual problems and use addition or subtraction to find an unknown result.

    • Fluent mastery
    • 15% focus
    • MJ 3.2 milestone

  • Solve a multi-step word problem

    Organize a contextual problem into an ordered sequence of operations, carry out the steps, and check that the result fits the situation.

    • Developing mastery
    • 30% focus
    • MJ 3.3 milestone

Readiness

Helpful prerequisites

Skills the rating assumes are already available to the learner.

  • Multiply equal groups

    Represent and solve whole-number situations made from equal groups, including choosing and evaluating a multiplication equation.

    • Independent readiness
    • Required
    • MJ 3.2 milestone

  • Add and subtract quantities

    Combine and compare whole-number quantities in contextual problems and use addition or subtraction to find an unknown result.

    • Fluent readiness
    • Required
    • MJ 3.2 milestone

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