3rd Grade Word Problems: Mastering Addition & Subtraction

A bakery made 245 cookies in the morning and 378 cookies in the afternoon. How many cookies did they make in total?

• 500

• 700

• 623

• 600

There are 512 books in the library. If 178 books are checked out, how many books are left in the library?

• 178

• 334 books checked out

• 334

• 512

A toy store had 654 toys. They sold 289 toys. How many toys are still in the store?

• 289

• 400

• 500

• 365

A farmer harvested 423 apples and then picked 256 more. How many apples does the farmer have now?

• 679

• 6790

• 256

• 423

In a school, there are 345 students in grade 3 and 267 students in grade 4. How many students are there in total?

• 700

• 612

• 580

• 500

A zoo has 789 visitors on Saturday and 456 visitors on Sunday. How many visitors did the zoo have over the weekend?

• 1234

• 1300

• 1100

• 1245

A factory produced 678 gadgets in January and 345 gadgets in February. How many gadgets were produced in total?

• 1000

• 1023

• 900

• 800

A concert had 512 tickets sold on the first day and 289 tickets sold on the second day. How many tickets were sold altogether?

• 801

• 512

• 800

• 790

A library received 432 new books and donated 145 books. How many books does the library have now?

• 287

• 145

• 2870

• 432

A school raised 256 dollars from a bake sale and 378 dollars from a car wash. How much money did they raise in total?

• 500 dollars

• 700 dollars

• 400 dollars

• 634 dollars