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Grade 3 Math Word Problems Guide

The document contains a series of grade 3 mathematics word problems focusing on addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and mixed operations. Each problem presents a scenario requiring basic arithmetic to find totals, remainders, or quantities. The problems are designed to enhance students' problem-solving skills in a practical context.

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Grade 3 Math Word Problems Guide

The document contains a series of grade 3 mathematics word problems focusing on addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and mixed operations. Each problem presents a scenario requiring basic arithmetic to find totals, remainders, or quantities. The problems are designed to enhance students' problem-solving skills in a practical context.

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Grade 3 – Mathematics Extended Word Problems ADDITION WORD PROBLEMS 1.

Riya collected
245 shells on Monday and 378 shells on Tuesday. How many shells did she collect in total?

2. A library bought 125 new books this month and 289 new books last month. How many books
were bought altogether?

3. There are 456 boys and 389 girls in a school. What is the total number of students?

4. A shop sold 234 biscuits in the morning and 198 biscuits in the evening. How many biscuits were
sold in total?

5. A farmer harvested 567 apples from one tree and 324 apples from another tree. How many
apples did he harvest altogether?

SUBTRACTION WORD PROBLEMS 6. A store had 850 balloons. They sold 467 balloons. How
many balloons are left?

7. A train can carry 920 passengers. If 645 passengers are already inside, how many more can
enter?

8. Sana had 785 stickers. She gave 259 stickers to her friends. How many stickers does she have
now?

9. A factory produced 1200 bags. 875 bags were sold. How many bags remain?

10. A farmer had 964 kg of wheat. He used 438 kg. How much wheat is left?

MULTIPLICATION WORD PROBLEMS 11. There are 6 boxes, and each box contains 24
chocolates. How many chocolates are there in total?

12. A garden has 8 rows of plants. Each row has 15 plants. How many plants are there?

13. A pack contains 12 pencils. How many pencils are there in 7 packs?

14. A teacher bought 9 trays of eggs. Each tray has 30 eggs. How many eggs did she buy?

15. A bus has 42 seats. How many seats are there in 5 such buses?

DIVISION WORD PROBLEMS 16. 96 apples are shared equally among 8 children. How many
apples does each child get?

17. 72 chocolates are divided equally into 9 boxes. How many chocolates in each box?

18. A baker made 144 cookies. If he packs them into packets of 12, how many packets will he
make?

19. A shopkeeper has 150 pencils. He wants to pack them into bundles of 10. How many bundles
can he make?

20. A school has 360 students. If they are arranged in groups of 30, how many groups will be
formed?

MIXED WORD PROBLEMS 21. A classroom has 24 desks. Each desk seats 2 students. How many
students can sit in the room?

22. A shopkeeper bought 450 apples. He sold 275. How many apples are left?
23. There are 4 shelves. Each shelf has 35 books. How many books in total?

24. Sara walked 1250 steps in the morning and 1480 in the evening. How many steps did she walk
in total?

25. A box contains 96 crayons. If 48 crayons are taken out, how many crayons remain?

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