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Add or subtract? Word problems to 1,000

Grade 3 math · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Decide: add or subtract?

  1. Zara has 154 bottles. Yusuf has 65 bottles. How many more bottles does Zara have than Yusuf?
  2. Mateo has 181 photos. Chloé has 108 photos. How many more photos does Mateo have than Chloé?
  3. Omar had 78 marbles. Then Omar won 43 more. How many marbles does Omar have now?
  4. Omar had 82 photos. Then Omar took 60 more. How many photos does Omar have now?
  5. Mei has 304 pine cones. Yusuf has 144 pine cones. How many more pine cones does Mei have than Yusuf?
  6. Omar had 47 bottles. Then Omar collected 211 more for recycling. How many bottles does Omar have now?
  7. Amara had 124 marbles. Then Amara won 131 more. How many marbles does Amara have now?
  8. Liam had 129 photos. Then Liam took 93 more. How many photos does Liam have now?
  9. Amara has 407 library books. Isla has 164 library books. How many more library books does Amara have than Isla?
  10. The school wants to collect 372 cans of food for the food bank. So far it has 110. How many more cans does it need?
  11. Amara has 360 seeds. Malik has 119 seeds. How many more seeds does Amara have than Malik?
  12. The school wants to collect 397 cans of food for the food bank. So far it has 181. How many more cans does it need?
  13. Aisha had 389 beads and used 50 on a bracelet. How many beads are left?
  14. Isla had 285 marbles. Then Isla won 125 more. How many marbles does Isla have now?
  15. Noah had 120 seeds. Then Noah collected 133 more. How many seeds does Noah have now?
  16. Ethan had 175 stickers. Then Ethan got 106 more. How many stickers does Ethan have now?
  17. The school wants to collect 765 cans of food for the food bank. So far it has 589. How many more cans does it need?
  18. The class wants to raise $708 for the food bank. So far it has raised $647. How much more does it need?
  19. Nadia had 417 apples. Then Nadia picked 578 more. How many apples does Nadia have now?
  20. The school wants to collect 958 cans of food for the food bank. So far it has 573. How many more cans does it need?
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Answer key: Add or subtract? Word problems to 1,000

  1. 89 bottles
  2. 73 photos
  3. 121 marbles
  4. 142 photos
  5. 160 pine cones
  6. 258 bottles
  7. 255 marbles
  8. 222 photos
  9. 243 library books
  10. 262 cans
  11. 241 seeds
  12. 216 cans
  13. 339 beads
  14. 410 marbles
  15. 253 seeds
  16. 281 stickers
  17. 176 cans
  18. $61
  19. 995 apples
  20. 385 cans