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Addition Word Problems

Word Problems

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What this worksheet covers

Grade: Grade 3 (Elementary School)
Topic: Column Addition
Worksheet: Addition Word Problems

Word problems make up the whole of this lesson. Two kinds of scene have to be told apart and turned into expressions: Combining two quantities into one, and Increasing, where an amount joins what was there at the start. The numbers stay at the three digits of 3-Digit Addition, and the weight falls on the reading.

In an Increasing scene, the amount that came in gets written as the answer with the starting figure never added. A sum has to come out larger than either number in the expression, so an answer matching one of the two means the other was left out.

Column Addition closes here. The routine of writing with the places lined up was made firm as far as 4-Digit Addition, and the next unit puts the same layout to work in the other direction.

Combining3 questions
Increasing3 questions

Questions & answers

Problems and answers on this worksheet

These are the problems in “Column Addition”, shown with their answers.

(1)Liam has 346 flower stickers and 275 animal stickers. How many stickers does he have in all? Answer □
Answer: 621stickers
(2)In the PE storage room, there are 137 red balls and 485 white balls. How many balls are there in all? Answer □
Answer: 622balls
(3)The library has 158 story books and 264 picture encyclopedia books. How many books are there in all? Answer □
Answer: 422books
(4)There are 538 strawberries growing in Olivia's field. If 174 more grow, how many will there be in total? Answer □
Answer: 712strawberries
(5)There are 432 pencils in the school storeroom. If 189 more are added, how many will there be in total? Answer □
Answer: 621pencils
(6)There are 417 bananas at the store. If 295 more are added from a delivery, how many will there be in total? Answer □
Answer: 712bananas

What to do next

3-Digit Addition3-Digit Addition Column Calculation (No Carrying)

Next unit: Column Subtraction

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