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Grade 3 Word Problems: Subtraction word problems

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What students practice: Story-problem practice for Grade 3 add/subtract; the standard centres on two-step problems, these are one-step.

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Grade 3 · Word Problems

Subtraction Word Problems

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    Set 1 · Grade 3 · Word Problems

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    Easy

    • This week, the school cafeteria has 332 juice boxes in all. After that, 124 juice boxes were given away this month. How many juice boxes are left?

      Answer: 208

    • On Monday, our school has 421 sheets of paper. After that, 212 sheets of paper were taken away. How many sheets of paper are left?

      Answer: 209

    Standard

    • A hobby shop had 635 seashells at the start of the school year. By June, 194 seashells were taken away. How many seashells are left?

      Answer: 441

    • There are 634 rubber bands in Lincoln Elementary. After that, 559 were given away. How many rubber bands are left in Lincoln Elementary?

      Answer: 75

    Challenge

    • The school cafeteria has 975 carrots. Of these, 599 are on display, and the rest are in storage. How many carrots are in storage?

      Answer: 376

    • The school cafeteria began the month with 885 grapes. During the month, 759 grapes were taken away. How many grapes are still in the school cafeteria at the end of the month?

      Answer: 126

    Where this skill fits

    Related Common Core standards

    • 3.OA.D.8 — Solve two-step word problems with the four operations.

    The match is approximate (a prerequisite, extension or different context), so treat this as related practice rather than coverage of the standard. Common Core–informed practice; not a claim of official alignment.

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