Word Problems With All Four Operations Worksheets for 3rd Grade
Mixed practice with stories that use adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing. 15 free printable worksheets, each with an answer key.
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Word Problems With All Four Operations: what children learn
Mixed word problems make students decide which operation fits the story: joining, taking away, equal groups, or sharing. Reading for what happens in the story, not for clue words, builds that skill.
Word Problems With All Four Operations: worked example
Ruby plants 24 flowers in 4 equal rows. How many flowers are in each row? 6
The flowers are shared into 4 equal rows. 24 ÷ 4 = 6, so each row has 6 flowers.
Word Problems With All Four Operations: a common mistake to watch for
Kids often hunt for a clue word like "in all" and add, even when the story asks them to share or to make equal groups.
Word Problems With All Four Operations: how to help at home or in class
Make story cards with the question left off. Your child sorts the cards into four piles by what is happening in the story: joining, taking away, equal groups, or sharing. Only after sorting do they solve a few. Borrow events from your own day to write new cards, such as sharing snacks or buying tickets. When their sorting is accurate, they are ready to apply these skills to measurement stories.
What is on these Word Problems With All Four Operations worksheets
This set has 15 different worksheets for 3rd grade, with 5 questions on each and a matching answer key for every sheet. The instruction printed on each worksheet is: “Read each story. Add, subtract, multiply, or divide.”
Example questions like the ones on these worksheets, with their answers:
- There are 6 wheels. Each tricycle has 3 wheels. How many tricycles are there?2
- There are 592 purple beads and 359 blue beads in a jar. How many beads are in the jar?951
- There are 6 cars. Each car has 4 wheels. How many wheels are there in all?24
- A library has 249 books. Kids borrow 220 books. How many books are left?29
- 617 beads are on a desk. Theo puts 292 more beads on the desk. How many beads are on the desk now?909
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