Grade 3 Math Word Problems Worksheet #4 with five practice problems on basic arithmetic.

Let’s solve each problem one by one, step by step.

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Problem 1:
Isha has 344 books. 130 are about school and the rest are about sports. How many books about sports does Isha have?

→ Total books = 344
→ School books = 130
→ Sports books = Total - School books
→ 344 - 130 = ?

Let’s subtract:
344
-130
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214

✔ So, Isha has 214 books about sports.

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Problem 2:
James has 1222 balloons. Amy has 513 balloons. How many more balloons does James have than Amy?

→ We need to find the difference: James’s balloons - Amy’s balloons
→ 1222 - 513 = ?

Subtract:
1222
- 513
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Start from right:
2 - 3 → can’t do, borrow → 12 - 3 = 9
Then 1 (after borrowing) - 1 = 0
Then 2 - 5 → can’t do, borrow → 12 - 5 = 7
Then 0 (after borrowing) - 0 = 0? Wait — let’s write it properly:

Actually:

1222
- 513
= ?

Break it down:
1222 - 500 = 722
722 - 13 = 709

Or column subtraction:

1222
- 513
______
709

✔ James has 709 more balloons than Amy.

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Problem 3:
Sean has 223 whistles. He has 95 more whistles than Charles. How many whistles does Charles have?

→ Sean has 95 MORE than Charles → so Charles has FEWER.
→ Charles = Sean - 95
→ 223 - 95 = ?

223 - 95:
223 - 100 = 123, then add back 5 → 128
Or:
223
- 95
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13 - 5 = 8 (borrowed)
1 (from 2 after borrow) - 9 → can’t, so borrow again → 11 - 9 = 2
Then 1 left → 1

Wait — better:

223
- 95
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Units: 3 - 5 → borrow → 13 - 5 = 8
Tens: 1 (since we borrowed) - 9 → can’t → borrow from hundreds → 11 - 9 = 2
Hundreds: 1 (after borrow) → 1

So: 128

✔ Charles has 128 whistles.

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Problem 4:
Connie has 282 marbles. Juan has 175 more marbles than Connie. How many marbles does Juan have?

→ Juan = Connie + 175
→ 282 + 175 = ?

Add:
282
+175
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2 + 5 = 7
8 + 7 = 15 → write 5, carry 1
2 + 1 + 1 = 4

→ 457

✔ Juan has 457 marbles.

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Problem 5:
Robin has 27 packages of gum. There are 18 pieces in each package. How many pieces of gum does Robin have?

→ Multiply number of packages × pieces per package
→ 27 × 18 = ?

We can break it down:
27 × 10 = 270
27 × 8 = 216
Total = 270 + 216 = 486

Or use standard multiplication:

27
× 18
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216 ← 27 × 8
+270 ← 27 × 10 (shifted left)
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486

✔ Robin has 486 pieces of gum.

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Final Answer:
1. 214
2. 709
3. 128
4. 457
5. 486