Basic Addition & Subtraction Word Problems

Three-Digit Numbers

Name:
(1)

There are five hundred eighty-eight

people sunbathing on the beach.
There are another five hundred
forty-eight people swimming in the
water. How many people are there in
total?

Answer:
(3)

In a blind taste test, eight hundred

forty-one people said that they
preferred Coke, while four hundred
ninety-one people said they preferred
Pepsi. How many people took part in
the taste test?

Answer:
(4)

pumpkins

Answer:
(6)

people

The school library bought eight

hundred eighty new books in the last
two years. Three hundred eighty-one
of those books were bought this year.
How many new books did the library
buy last year?

balloons

Daniel's farm grew six hundred fifteen

pumpkins last year. His farm grew
three hundred seventy this year. How
many pumpkins did he grow in both
years?

Answer:

(2)

people

The balloon vendor at the circus sold

five hundred eighty-nine balloons last
week. He sold four hundred
seventy-two balloons this week. How
many balloons did he sell in both
weeks?

Answer:
(5)

Date:

books

Emma's coffee shop sold six hundred

forty-three cups of coffee on Monday.
They sold another two hundred
fifty-six cups on Tuesday. How many
cups did the shop sell on both days
combined?

Answer:

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cups of coffee

Basic Addition & Subtraction Word Problems

Three-Digit Numbers

Name:
(1)

A N S W EDate:
R KEY

There are five hundred eighty-eight

people sunbathing on the beach.
There are another five hundred
forty-eight people swimming in the
water. How many people are there in
total?

(2)

588
548
1136

In a blind taste test, eight hundred

forty-one people said that they
preferred Coke, while four hundred
ninety-one people said they preferred
Pepsi. How many people took part in
the taste test?
841
491
1332

Answer: 1136 people

(3)

The balloon vendor at the circus sold

five hundred eighty-nine balloons last
week. He sold four hundred
seventy-two balloons this week. How
many balloons did he sell in both
weeks?

Answer: 1332 people

(4)

589
472
1061

The school library bought eight

hundred eighty new books in the last
two years. Three hundred eighty-one
of those books were bought this year.
How many new books did the library
buy last year?
880
381
499

Answer: 1061 balloons

(5)

Daniel's farm grew six hundred fifteen

pumpkins last year. His farm grew
three hundred seventy this year. How
many pumpkins did he grow in both
years?
615
370
985

Answer:
(6)

499

books

Emma's coffee shop sold six hundred

forty-three cups of coffee on Monday.
They sold another two hundred
fifty-six cups on Tuesday. How many
cups did the shop sell on both days
combined?
643
256
899

Answer:

985

pumpkins

Answer:

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899

cups of coffee