Word Problems
Mathematics Grade 3
2021 – 2022
Word Problems
• Let’s Explore.
Look at the cupcake tray at the right picture.
What number story can you tell?
Which tray has
more cupcakes?
How many more?
• In this lesson you will learn to
- solve 2 steps word problems involving addition
- solve 2 steps word problems involving subtraction
- solve 2 steps word problems involving addition and subtraction
Solving Word Problems
Involving Addition
Presented in the class of Ms Mariaty Melda
Solving Word Problems Involving Addition
• A florist sold 72 orchids, 54 roses and 20 sunflowers.
How many flowers did she sell altogether?
7 2
?
First, find the + 5 4
number of orchids
1 2 6
72 54 and roses she sold.
72 + 54 = 126
She sold 126 orchids and roses altogether.
Then, find the
? total number of
flowers she sold.
126 + 20 = 146 126 20 1 2 6
+ 2 0
She sold 146 flowers altogether.
1 4 6
• Aziz has 156 marbles.
Benjamin has 39 more marbles than Aziz.
Chung has 60 more marbles than Benjamin.
How many marbles does Chung have?
1
Aziz 156 1 5 6
Benjamin 156 39 + 3 9
1 9 5
756 + 39 = 195 ?
Benjamin has 195 marbles.
1
Benjamin 195
1 9 5
Chung 195 60 + 6 0
2 5 5
195 + 60 = 255 ?
Is 255 – 60 = 145?
Chung has 255 marbles. Is my answer correct?
Let’s practice
1) Adrien buys 164 guppies, 29 goldfish and 98 angelfish.
How many fish does he buy altogether?
?
164 29
He buys ___ guppies and goldfish altogether.
?
? 98
He buys ___ fish altogether.
1) Mayura has 258 seashells.
Nino has 42 more seashells than Mayura.
(a) How many seashells do they have altogether?
Mayura 258
?
Nino 258 42
(b) Create your own word problems with the same numbers used in (a).
Solving Word Problems
Involving Subtraction
Presented in the class of Ms Mariaty Melda
Solving Word Problems Involving Subtraction
• Celine had 175 stickers.
She gave 80 stickers to her sister and 75 stickers to her brothers. 0 17
How many stickers did she have left? 1 7 5
- 8 0
175 First, find the number of
stickers Celine had left after 9 5
giving 80 stickers to her sister.
? 80
175 – 80 = 95
9 5
Celine had 95 stickers left after giving 80 stickers to her sister.
- 7 5
95
2 0
95 – 75 = 20 ? 75 Then, find the number of
Celine had 20 stickers left. stickers Celine had left after
giving 75 stickers to her brother.
• Rina bought a story book.
It has 364 pages.
She reads 200 pages on Saturday and 50 pages on Sunday.
How many more pages does Rina have to read to finish the book?
? 200
364
364 – 200 = 164
1 6 4
Rina had 164 pages left after reading 200 pages on Saturday.
- 5 0
? 50 1 1 4
164 – 50 = 114 164 Let’s check:
114 + 50 = 164
To finish the book, Rina has to read 114 more pages.
My answer is correct.
Let’s Practise
• There are 162 people at a concert theatre.
70 are men and 52 are women.
The rest are children.
How many children are there?
? 70
162
There are ___ women and children.
? 52
There are ___ children. …..
Let’s Practise
• There are 162 people at a concert theatre.
70 are men and 52 are women.
The rest are children.
How many children are there?
? 70
162
There are ___ women and children.
? 52
There are ___ children. …..
• There are 637 buttons.
200 of them are round and the rest are square.
How many more square buttons than round buttons are there?
? 200
637
There are ___ square buttons.
Square
buttons
?
Round
buttons
200
…..
There are ___ more square buttons than round buttons.
Solving Word Problems
Involving Addition and
Subtraction
Presented in the class of Ms Mariaty Melda
• There are 95 boys.
There are 18 fewer girls than boys.
How many children are there altogether?
95
8 15
boys 18 First, find the number of girls. 9 5
- 1 8
girls ?
7 7
95 – 18 = 77. There are 77 girls.
1
boys 95 Then find the total 9 5
? number of children.
girls 77 + 7 7
1 7 2
95 + 77 = 172. There are 172 children altogether.
• Ribbon A is 305 units long.
Ribbon B is 78 units longer than Ribbon A.
Ribbon C is 90 units shorter than Ribbon B.
How long is Ribbon C? 1
3 0 5
Ribbon A 305
+ 7 8
Ribbon B 78 3 8 3
?
305 + 78 = 383. Ribbon B is 383 units long.
2 18
383 3 8 3
- 9 0
Ribbon B 90 2 9 3
Ribbon C ?
Is there any way to
solve the problem?
383 – 90 = 293. Ribbon C is 293 units long.
Let’s Practice
• Mr Smith delivers 350 parcels.
He delivers 50 more parcels than Mr Thomas.
How many parcels do they deliver altogether? ___
• Joseph catches 22 fish.
Sam catches 8 fewer fish than Joseph.
Michelle catches 16 more fish than Sam.
How many fish does Michelle catch? ___
