Addition word problems

Grade 3 Math Word Problems Worksheet

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It’s Halloween in Chicago. Bob, Mary, John, Sue and Sam dressed as superheroes and
went out to do some trick or treating.

1. After passing through the houses on Main Street, the five friends counted how
much candy they have. If Bob has 10 candies, Mary has 5, Sue has 20, John has
5 and Sam has 10. How many candies did they have together?

2. The group then went on to the houses along Broadway Street and the scary
Werewolf Avenue. After the long walk, they decided to count their candy again. If
Mary has 5 chewing gums and 3 chocolate bars, Sam has 10 chewing gums and
Sue has 15 chewing gums, how many chewing gums did the three have in all?

3. The friends then proceeded to the rest of the houses in their village. However,
Sam had to go home earlier. She got her share of candies which are composed
of 10 chewing gums, 15 chocolate bars, and 20 assorted fruit candies. How
many candies did she get in total?

4. Bob who is Sam’s next door neighbor decided that he will accompany Sam
home. He also took his share which consists of 15 chewing gums, 20 chocolate
bars and 15 assorted candies. How many candies did he get?

5. After Sam and Bob left, Mary, John and Sue decided to go home as well. They
counted the total amount of treats that the three of them got. They were able to
sort out 60 chewing gums, 55 chocolate bars and another 40 candies of different
flavors. Write an equation to find how many treats Mary, John and Sue have in
total?
Addition word problems
Grade 3 Math Word Problems Worksheet

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It is Easter time and the kids the neighborhood of Easterville are very excited about the
annual Easter egg hunt.

1. The parents have decided to hide the eggs in a lot of different places. They hid
55 eggs around the club house, 33 eggs around the village park and 22 eggs in
the town hall garden. How many eggs were hidden in total?

2. Joe, one of the best Easter egg hunters, found 12 eggs around the club house, 5
eggs around the park and 3 eggs in the town hall garden. He also found 2
quarters when he was looking for eggs! How many eggs did Joe find?

3. The twins Ellie and Amy were able to locate 10 eggs around the club house, 4
eggs in the town hall garden and 6 more around the park. How many eggs do
they have in total?

4. The rest of the kids around town got 13 more eggs around the club house, 9
eggs around the park and 8 eggs in the town hall garden. If we add all the eggs
that they found, how many eggs would that be?

5. If all the participants found a total 40 eggs from the club house, 25 eggs from the
park and 15 eggs from the town hall, write an equation showing how many
Easter eggs were found that day?
Addition word problems
Grade 3 Math Word Problems Worksheet

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Helen the Hippo and her friends are preparing for Thanksgiving at Helen’s house. Let’s
find out how much food they have prepared for the party.

1. Helen baked 435 chocolate chip cookies yesterday and 139 cookies this
morning. How many cookies did Helen bake?

2. Pinky the Pig bought 36 apples while Danny the Duck bought 73 apples and 14
bananas. How many apples do they have altogether?

3. Dylan the Dog prepared 241 hotdog sticks in a huge brown bag. His father
placed 426 more hotdog sticks in the same brown bag. How many hotdog sticks
did Dylan and his father place in the brown bag?

4. Helen’s mother brought 101 hotdogs. After a few hours, Dylan’s mother arrived
with 379 hotdogs and 600 buns. How many hotdogs do they have altogether?

5. Pinky made 147 miniature pumpkin pies for everyone and Helen made 56. How
many miniature pies do they have in total?
Addition word problems
Grade 3 Math Word Problems Worksheet

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It’s Spring Break at Rosewood High, so Rachel and her family decided to take a trip
across Europe.

1. Since Rachel has always been fascinated by the French people, they began their
tour with a visit to France. During their stay there, Rachel went to the famous
Eiffel Tower. If she climbed 567 flights of stairs going up and 325 going down,
what is the total number of steps that she took?

2. After visiting France, Rachel’s sister Bella, requested that they see Buckingham
Palace in London. If they travelled 451 miles by land and 150 miles by sea
across the English Channel and it took then 23 hours, what is the total distance
that they travelled?

3. The very first thing that Rachel tried when they reached England was the food. If
she ate 276 grams of bacon and 147 grams of sausages, how much food did she
eat in total?

4. After eating a hearty meal, they went to see Buckingham Palace. There, Rachel
learned that 583 visitors came to the palace that day. If there were 246 visitors
the previous day, how many visited the palace within 2 days?

5. The last stop of their tour was Italy; there they visited Naples, the place where
modern pizza was invented. During their stay there, she ate 598 grams of pizza
and her sister ate 354. They each also drank 400 ml of water. How many grams
of pizza did Rachel and Bella eat in Naples?
Fraction word problems
Grade 3 Math Word Problems Worksheet

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Gilly and Luke went to the school library one fine morning. They planned to read books
that day and borrow books to read during the winter.

1. Of the 10 books on fairy tales, Gilly borrowed 3. What fraction of the books on
fairy tales did she borrow?

2. Gilly found 15 books on underwater life and brought 7 of these to the table. What
fraction of the books on underwater life did she bring to the table?

3. Luke saw 9 books about the Solar System and its 9 planets. These were thick
books and so he thought that 2 of these would be enough. What fraction of the
solar system books did he borrow?

4. Luke also checked out books about land and sea animals. There were 20 books
on land animals and 4 books on sea animals. He chose to borrow 7 books on
animals. What fraction of the books on animals did Luke borrow?

5. Lastly, Gilly and Luke found a book on Greek mythology and the 12 most
important Greek myths. The book had 120 pages. Gilly and Luke read 40 pages
of the book. What fraction of the book did they read?
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Laurice and her parents went to a local grocery one afternoon to buy food for the stormy
week ahead.

1. Laurice is fond of fruits so he went to the fruit section and saw that there was one
crate with 24 red juicy apples. She asked her mom to buy 5 of these. What
fraction of the apples did they buy?

2. Laurice’s mother bought 1 bag of flour which weighs 10 lbs. She will use 3 lbs to
make pancakes for breakfast the next day. What fraction of the bag of flour will
she use to make pancakes?

3. Of the 4 lbs of carrots that her mother bought, 1 lb will be used for minestrone
and 2 lbs to feed their rabbits. What fraction of the carrots will be used for
minestrone?

4. Laurice and her parents were fond of having cheese in their meals so they
bought one big block of cheese. If 1 of the 6 slices of the block of cheese will be
used for lasagna and the remaining slices will be used for pizza, what portion of
the block of cheese will be used for lasagna and what fraction for pizza?

5. Laurice’s father wanted to have citrus cream pie and so he bought one from the
baker’s corner. If they consumed 5 of the 8 equal slices of the citrus cream pie,
what part of the pie was left?
Mixed addition & subtraction word problems
Grade 3 Math Word Problems Worksheet

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Janine owns a catering service company. She was hired to cater for the mayor’s 50th
birthday.

1. For the appetizers, she needs to make 750 mini meat pies. She divided her crew
into 3 teams. If the first team made 235, and the second made 275, how many
pies should the third team make?

2. The next food item she has to prepare is soup. She needs 280 cups of
mushroom soup. If the first team made 90 cups in 60 minutes, and the third team
made 70 cups in 90 minutes, how any cups should the second team prepare in
order to meet the required amount of soup?

3. For the first main dish, they were asked to cook steak. If the third and second
team cooked 240 plates of steak, and the first team cooked 75 plates less than
what the second and third team made, how many steaks did they cook
altogether?

4. For the second main course, they made fish fillets for the 320 people at the party.
The first team made 189 pieces, the second team made 131 pieces and the third
team made 180 pieces, how many pieces were made altogether?

5. They served a total of 179 adults and 141 children; if 156 of the people they
served are male, how many are female?
Mixed addition & subtraction word problems
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Alvin is trying to build a small house in the forest so that he has a place to stay when he
goes hiking.

1. He started by gathering some wood. According to his blueprint, he will need 376
boards of wood. If his friend gave him 123 boards and his brother gave him 136
boards, how many more boards does he need to gather?

2. He also needed some nails. He already had 247 nails from last year, he
purchased another 109 nails at the store and then he found another 144 in his
toolshed. How many nails does he have?

3. To add support, Alvin decided to tie the wood joints with rope. He needs 185 feet
of rope. He had 46 feet of rope to start and then his friend gave him some more.
Now Alvin only needs 57 feet. How many feet of rope did his friend give to him?

4. Alvin wanted to make sure that he is protected from the cold evenings in the
forest, so he decided to build a fireplace made of cement. If he bought 215lbs of
cement and his son brought another 137lbs, how much cement did he have
originally if he now has 450lbs?

5. For finishing touches, Alvin needs 70 gallons of paint. If he bought 23 gallons to

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Wendy is a very generous kid. Every time her parents buy her some stuff, she always
shares it with her friends.

1. For her birthday this year, she received a new set of shoes. She now has a total
of 33 pairs of shoes. If she gave away 14 pairs of shoes to her friends, how many
pairs of shoes are left?

2. At Wendy’s first day back in school, her parents bought her pens in 6 different
colors. If her parents bought her 56 pens and she gave 22 of those to her friends,
how many pens were left for her to use?

3. During Halloween, she was able to get a lot of candies from trick or treating. She
decided to give away some of them to 3 homeless kids nearby. If she has 60
candies and gave away 40, how many does she have left?

4. Thanksgiving came and their family hosted their building’s Thanksgiving dinner.
They prepared a lot of food so she asked her parents if they could donate some
to a nearby soup kitchen. If they prepared 36 turkeys and gave 18 of them to the
soup kitchen, how many were left for them to eat?

5. Christmas came and she received 77 gifts to put under the Christmas tree. She
wanted to make other kids happy so she sent 66 of her gifts to the orphanage
downtown. How many gifts were left under their Christmas tree?
Subtraction word problems
Grade 3 Math Word Problems Worksheet

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Mike and his brother Joe found a map leading to a buried treasure on an unknown
island, so they decided to go on a treasure hunt.

1. After decoding the clues on the map, they found out that they needed to go to the
Island of Mysteries which was 120 miles away. To get there, they could either
take a plane for $600 or a boat for $254. How much money can they save if they
took a boat to the island?

2. When they arrived on the island, they looked at the clues and found out that the
number of steps they need to take to get to the next clue was the difference
between 537 and 369. How many steps do they have to take to get to the next
clue?

3. The map led them through the forest and into a cave. To open the cave doors,
they needed to put weights on a switch. If the switch already has 234 lbs. of
weights and the total needed is 712 lbs., how much more weight to they need to
add?

4. The cave is 974 feet deep and 412 feet long and 300 feet wide. If the brothers
are already 588 feet deep, how much farther down is the bottom of the cave?

5. At the end of the cave, they found a golden chest. If the chest contains 421
diamonds and 377 rubies, how many more diamonds are there than rubies?