{"id":64,"date":"2022-04-11T14:23:26","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T14:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2025-08-26T08:47:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T08:47:45","slug":"c-7-add-three-or-more-numbers-up-to-three-digits-word-problems","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/c-7-add-three-or-more-numbers-up-to-three-digits-word-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"C.7 Add three or more numbers up to three digits &#8211; word problems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Add three or more numbers up to three digits &#8211; word problems<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-70391da71cae8ac60f9cef5a2fff31fb\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key notes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\u2728 Key Points<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1<\/strong>. <strong>Addition<\/strong> means putting numbers together to find the total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> We can <strong>add more than two numbers<\/strong> at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> When adding three or more numbers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Write them in <strong>columns<\/strong> (Hundreds, Tens, Ones).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add from the <strong>Ones place \u2192 Tens place \u2192 Hundreds place<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carry over if needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> Always <strong>read the word problem carefully<\/strong> and pick the numbers that need to be added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> Check your answer to see if it makes sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>\ud83d\udcdd Example Word Problems<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example 1:<\/strong><br>Ravi has 125 marbles. His friend gave him 142 marbles and his brother gave him 213 marbles.<br>\ud83d\udc49 How many marbles does Ravi have in total?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Solution:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>125 + 142 + 213 = 480<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 Ravi has <strong>480 marbles<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example 2:<\/strong><br>A shopkeeper sold 234 pencils on Monday, 156 pencils on Tuesday, and 105 pencils on Wednesday.<br>\ud83d\udc49 How many pencils did he sell in total?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Solution:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>234 + 156 + 105 = 495<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 He sold <strong>495 pencils<\/strong> in total.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example 3:<\/strong><br>A farmer harvested 312 apples, 225 oranges, and 143 mangoes.<br>\ud83d\udc49 How many fruits did he harvest altogether?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Solution:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>312 + 225 + 143 = 680<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 The farmer harvested <strong>680 fruits<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>\u270d\ufe0f Practice Questions (For Students)<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ramu collected 245 shells, his sister collected 132 shells, and his friend collected 211 shells. How many shells did they collect together?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A library has 156 storybooks, 278 science books, and 134 math books. How many books are there in the library?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A school has 124 boys in Grade 3, 132 boys in Grade 4, and 141 boys in Grade 5. How many boys are there in total?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A fruit seller sold 215 bananas, 185 apples, and 140 pears. How many fruits did he sell?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A truck carried 135 kg of rice, 218 kg of wheat, and 147 kg of sugar. What is the total weight?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-3fefd20f8ce119a518e5f53333ab5486\" style=\"color:#105000\"><strong>Learn with an example<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-normal-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#bbfade\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f96e336cdfed6973d6bac80c5edb18a9\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>A men&#8217;s clothing store ordered some winter jumpers to sell. They ordered 55 red jumpers, 593 green jumpers, and 5 blue jumpers. How many winter jumpers did the store order in all?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b_____&nbsp;jumpers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Add the numbers of jumpers.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-69.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16597\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Add the ones. Add&nbsp;5 + 3 + 5. Remember to carry over.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"184\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-71.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-71.png 184w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-71-160x300.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Add the tens. Add&nbsp;1 + 5 + 9. Remember to carry over.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"201\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-72.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-72.png 201w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-72-174x300.png 174w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Add the hundreds. Add&nbsp;1 + 5.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-73.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-73.png 212w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-73-185x300.png 185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The sum is 653.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The store ordered 653 winter jumpers in all.Add the ones. Add 5 + 3 + 5. Remember to carry over.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-normal-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#eab2f7\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cb68d889c9b9c66a3781c4d9b8bf32f4\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>In the classroom supply cabinet there are 3 sheets of white paper, 36 sheets of yellow paper, and 471 sheets of blue paper. How many sheets of paper are there in all?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b_____&nbsp;sheets of paper<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Add the numbers of sheets of paper.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"205\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-74.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16602\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Add the ones. Add&nbsp;3 + 6 + 1. Remember to carry over.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"244\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-75.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-75.png 244w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-75-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Add the tens. Add&nbsp;1 + 3 + 7. Remember to carry over.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"206\" height=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-76.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-76.png 206w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-76-175x300.png 175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Add the hundreds. Add&nbsp;1 + 4.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-77.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-77.png 214w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-77-180x300.png 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The sum is 510.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 510 sheets of paper in all.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\">Let&#8217;s practice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/76293\/172\/191\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-161.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-161.png 500w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-161-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-161-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-161-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/30116\/432\/893\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-161.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-161.png 500w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-161-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-161-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-161-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Add three or more numbers up to three digits &#8211; word problems Key notes \u2728 Key Points 1. Addition means putting numbers together to find the total. 2. We can add more than two numbers at the same time. 3. When adding three or more numbers: 4. Always read the word problem carefully and pick<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/c-7-add-three-or-more-numbers-up-to-three-digits-word-problems\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;C.7 Add three or more numbers up to three digits &#8211; word problems&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-64","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19334,"href":"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64\/revisions\/19334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}