2-Digit Addition
3-Digit Addition
3-Digit Subtraction
Key Words in Word Problems
100

37 + 54 + 18 = 

109

100

199 + 418 + 232 =

849

100

662 - 452 = 

210

100

Is this an addition or subtraction word problem? 

"Mrs. Fleckner has 17 students and Mrs. Porritt has 20 students. How many fewer students does Mrs. Fleckner have?

"how many fewer" = subtraction 

200

83 + 24 + 60 = 

167

200

385 + 231 + 168 = 

784

200

359 - 310 =

49

200

Is this an addition or subtraction word problem? 

"16 of Mrs. Fleckner's students passed the math test and 19 of Mrs. Porritt's students passed the math test. How many students passed the math test altogether?"

"altogether" = addition

300

58 + 41 + 13 =

112

300

184 + 734 + 223 = 

1141

300

942 - 209 =

652

300

There are 964 students at our school. 650 students participated in the fundraiser. How many students did not participate in the fundraiser?

"How many?" = subtraction

400

84 + 58 + 36 = 

178

400

518 + 299 + 61 = 

878

400

849 - 140 =

709

400

Is this an addition or subtraction word problem?

"Emily has 75 cookies and sells 25 of them to Marely for $1.00 each. How many cookies does Emily have left?"

"How many... left" = subtraction

500

86 + 68 + 8 =

162

500

342 + 187 + 404 = 

933

500

159 - 115 = 

44

500

Cowboy Joe fed his horse 130 pounds of oats in March, 244 pounds in April, and 278 pounds in May. How many pounds of oats did he feed his horse during all three months?

"all three" = addition