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Primary 3 More Word Problems study guide: the whole chapter, step by step
About this subtopic
This mixed practice stop brings together 10 topics from Primary 3 More Word Problems: Two steps and groups, Two quantities, Three quantities, Guess and check, Transfer and difference, One quantity unchanged, Equal at first, Equal groups in two totals, Undo the wrong operation, Groups, gaps and offers. Nothing on the question says which topic it comes from, so choosing the method is part of the skill.
Practice questions with worked solutions
Question 1 is free to try. The other 11 open in the free trial, each with its solution film.
Question 1 of 12 · Basic · free to tryA noticeboard and 4 identical display stands cost $214 altogether. The…A noticeboard and 4 identical…
A noticeboard and 4 identical display stands cost $214 altogether. The noticeboard costs $122. How much does one stand cost?
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Working
- Cost of four stands = $214 − $122 = $92
- Cost of one stand = $92 ÷ 4 = $23
Answer: $23
For parents
How do you choose a method for P3 word problems mixed practice questions?
This page mixes the question types from the whole Primary 3 More Word Problems chapter.
What your child learns here
This page mixes the question types from the whole Primary 3 More Word Problems chapter. Nothing on a question says which type it is, so your child practises reading a problem and choosing a method, which is the problem-solving focus of the MOE curriculum framework. The arithmetic stays within the P3 syllabus: addition and subtraction up to 4 digits, the multiplication tables, and division with remainder.
- Read the whole question and name what it asks for before drawing anything.
- Pick a picture to draw: two or three bars, before and after bars, a guess and check table, or rows of items.
- Notice the clue words, such as 'at first', 'gives', 'altogether', 'instead' and 'free'.
- Write each step on its own line and check the final answer against the question.
Does the answer make sense?
When a question gives one total shared among two or three clubs, classes or desks, your child can check that no single answer is larger than that total. In a story where a stall sells or a pail is poured out, the amount at first must be more than what left it.
How to practise these questions
This set mixes the chapter's question types, from two and three quantities to transfers, equal starts and working backwards. The Basic questions focus on comparison stories and guess and check. The Intermediate questions bring in changes before and after, and the Challenge questions add undoing steps and grouping by value. If a mixed word problem stalls, view its solution film and come back to it later from Revision.
Questions parents ask
How do I help my P3 child choose the right method for a word problem? Ask them to retell the story in one sentence before writing anything: who has what, and what changes. Then ask which subtopic it reminds them of. The method usually follows from naming the story.
Should my P3 child do mixed practice or one topic at a time? Learn each type on its own subtopic page first, where the method is taught step by step. Mixed practice comes after, because recognising the type is a separate skill that only mixed questions practise.
Which P3 syllabus skills do these word problems use? Addition and subtraction up to 4 digits, multiplying and dividing within the tables, division with remainder, and adding and subtracting money. The MOE curriculum framework puts problem solving at the centre of the curriculum, and these questions practise it.