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Primary 3 Math: Addition & Subtraction Word Problems Practice
Real Primary 3 Math questions on Addition & Subtraction Word Problems, pulled directly from the Olibits question bank — the same questions a child would actually see, not separately written for this page.
MOE strand: Number and Algebra
Curriculum alignment
Mathematics Syllabus, Primary One to Six (MOE, 2021 syllabus)
Taught across P1–P6.
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Real Addition & Subtraction Word Problems practice questions
A toy shop had 820 toy cars. It sold 365 of them. How many toy cars are left?
455 ✓
545
185
1185
820 − 365 = 455 toy cars.
A farmer harvested 6,300 kg of vegetables. He sold 2,450 kg to a supermarket and 1,780 kg to a market. How many kg of vegetables are left?
2,070 ✓
2,170
1,930
3,850
6,300 − 2,450 = 3,850, then 3,850 − 1,780 = 2,070 kg.
A bakery had 3,200 buns. In the morning, they sold 1,450 buns and baked 600 more buns. In the afternoon, they sold another 980 buns. How many buns are left at the end of the day?
1,370 ✓
1,470
1,270
2,350
Morning: 3,200 − 1,450 = 1,750, then + 600 baked = 2,350. Afternoon: 2,350 − 980 = 1,370 buns left.