2 and 3-Digit Addition and Subtraction

1. The second and third grade students from Epps Elementary went on a field
trip to the science museum. The first bus arrived at 9:50 A.M. with 75
students. The second bus arrived at 9:53 A.M. with 72 students and the
third bus arrived at 9:55 A.M. with 76 students. Which number sentence can
be used to find how many second and third grade students arrived at the
science museum from Epps Elementary?

A. 75 + 72 =

B. 75 + 76 =

C. 75 + 72 + 70 =

D. 75 + 72 + 76 =

2. Every year Sally goes to summer camp with her sister during the third week
of June. The boys attend camp during the 4th week of June. This year there
were 285 girls and 307 boys that attended. How many more boys than girls
attended summer camp this year?

A. 592
B. 182
C. 22
D. 122

3. Hawk Elementary has 128 third graders and 135 fourth graders. Each grade
level has 6 teachers. How many third and fourth grade students attend
Hawk Elementary?

A. 275
B. 263
C. 269
D. 131

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4. Ben lives in Charlotte, North Carolina and plans to visit his grandmother in
Durham next week which is 145 miles away. He then plans to leave his
grandmother's house and travel 83 miles to his cousin's house in Winston-
Salem. He will then travel 80 miles back home. How far will Ben have
traveled by the time he gets back home?

A .228 miles
B. 308 miles
C. 225 miles
D. 163 miles

5. Mrs. Danon gave two hundred forty sheets of construction paper to her
students to use in an art project. So far the students have used ninety-three
sheets of paper. How many sheets of construction paper do they have left?

A. 147
B. 257
C. 267
D. 247

6. Jonathan received $25 from his grandparents for his birthday. He spent $10
on a book and $13 on music. Which number sentence can be used to find
how much money Jonathan had left?

A. $25 + $10 + $13 =

B. $25 + $10 - $13 =

C. $25 - $10 + $13 =

D. $25 - $10 - $13 =

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7. Look at the number sentence below. Which number will make the number
sentence true?

72 + = 115

A. 63
B. 42
C. 43
D. 47

8. Tyler had 403 coins in a jar. 129 coins were nickels and dimes. The rest
were pennies. How many coins were pennies?

A. 532
B. 386
C. 284
D. 274

9. Yesterday was the school book fair. It was open from 8:00 A.M. to 8:30 P.M.
127 books were sold during school hours and 389 books were sold after
school hours. How many books were sold at the book fair yesterday?

A. 262
B. 416
C. 516
D. 927

10. Jesse is selling candy for a band fund raiser. His goal is to sell 150 boxes of
candy. So far he has sold 98 boxes of candy. How many more boxes of
candy does he need to sell in order to reach his goal?

A. 248
B. 52
C. 152
D. 142

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11. Carl's mother wants to give some of his toys to a local charity center. He
has about 52 toys. If she gives 38 of his toys away, how many toys will he
have left?

A. 90
B. 26
C. 24
D. 14

12. Emily and Chilton both love to read books. Emily has 42 books and Chilton
has 39 books. How many books do they have in all?

A. 71
B. 81
C. 77
D. 3

13. While Frank was waiting for his mother to grocery shop, he counted 35 cans
of beans, 29 cans of corn and 38 cans of peas on the store shelf. How
many more cans of peas than corn were on the store shelf?

A. 9
B. 6
C. 67
D. 64

14. Monica and Josh ran for student council. Monica received 57 votes and
Josh received 65 votes. How many more votes did Josh receive than
Monica?

A. 18
B. 8
C. 12
D. 122

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15. Vikki makes bracelets and necklaces out of colored beads. She has 574 red
beads, 658 blue beads and just a few green and purple beads. How many
red and blue beads does she have?

A. 1,132
B. 1,222
C. 1,232
D. 84

16. The 6 fifth grade teachers took their students to the library 2 weeks ago. Out
of the 124 students who checked out library books, only 98 have returned
their books. How many students have not returned their library books?

A. 16
B. 26
C. 36
D. 174

17. There are 120 students in second grade. Only 32 of them ride the bus. The
other students are walkers, bike riders or car riders. How many students do
not ride the bus?

A. 112
B. 98
C. 152
D. 88

18. Miguel spends 120 minutes in math class each day and 45 minutes in music
class. How many more minutes does Miguel spend in math class than
music class?

A. 165
B. 75
C. 125
D. 85

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19. Jana wants to collect 250 stickers to put in her sticker book. She already
has 128 stickers. How many stickers does she still need to collect?

A. 122
B. 378
C. 138
D. 232

20. Linda sold 107 pencils working at the school store last month. She sold 115
pencils the month before. How many pencils did Linda sell during these 2
months?

A. 8
B. 112
C. 222
D. 232

21. Jeanie is learning a new online math game. Yesterday she scored 782
points. Today she scored 937 points. How many more points did she score
today than yesterday?

A. 155
B. 255
C. 259
D. 1,719

22. Last month the students from Kent Elementary put on a music concert for
their community. 308 people attended the program during the day and 492
people attended the program held at night. How many total people attended
the program last month?

A. 184
B. 790
C. 800
D. 890

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23. At Gregg Elementary, Mr. Tanner's class is the largest third grade class with
23 students. Last December they had 72 cupcakes at their Christmas party.
When the party was over there were 15 cupcakes left. Which number
sentence could be used to find the number of cupcakes that were eaten at
the party?

A. 72 + 23 + 15 =

B. 72 + 23 =

C. 72 – 15 =

D. 23 – 15 =

24. Alan and David brought their marbles to Matt's house so they could see who
had the most marbles. Alan had 208 marbles, David had 195 and Matt had
284 marbles. How many more marbles did Matt have than David?

A. 111
B. 89
C. 129
D. 189

25. Jessica went with her mother to the flower shop. They wanted to send some
flowers to Jessica's grandmother for her birthday. The florist said they had
108 red roses and 112 pink roses. They decided to send her 1 dozen red
roses. How many red roses were left after they purchased a dozen?

A. 107
B. 220
C. 96
D. 116

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 2 and 3-Digit Addition and Subtraction
Answer Key

1. D 14. B

2. C 15. C

3. B 16. B

4. B 17. D

5. A 18. B

6. D 19. A

7. C 20. C

8. D 21. A

9. C 22. C

10. B 23. C

11. D 24. B

12. B 25. C

13. A

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 2 and 3-Digit Addition and Subtraction

1. The second and third grade students from Epps Elementary went on a field
trip to the science museum. The first bus arrived at 9:50 A.M. with 75
students. The second bus arrived at 9:53 A.M. with 72 students and the
third bus arrived at 9:55 A.M. with 76 students. Write a number sentence
showing how many second and third grade students arrived at the science
museum from Epps Elementary?

2. Every year Sally goes to summer camp with her sister during the third week
of June. The boys attend camp during the 4th week of June. This year there
were 285 girls and 307 boys that attended. How many more boys than girls
attended summer camp this year?

3. Hawk Elementary has 128 third graders and 135 fourth graders. Each grade
level has 6 teachers. How many third and fourth grade students attend
Hawk Elementary?

4. Ben lives in Charlotte, North Carolina and plans to visit his grandmother in
Durham next week which is 145 miles away. He then plans to leave his
grandmother's house and travel 83 miles to his cousin's house in Winston-
Salem. He will then travel 80 miles back home. How far will Ben have
traveled by the time he gets back home?

5. Mrs. Danon gave two hundred forty sheets of construction paper to her
students to use in an art project. So far the students have used ninety-three
sheets of paper. How many sheets of construction paper do they have left?

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6. Jonathan received $25 from his grandparents for his birthday. He spent $10
on a book and $13 on music. Write a number sentence showing how much
money Jonathan had left?

7. Look at the number sentence below. Write a number in the box to make the
number sentence true?

72 + = 115

8. Tyler had 403 coins in a jar. 129 coins were nickels and dimes. The rest
were pennies. How many coins were pennies?

9. Yesterday was the school book fair. It was open from 8:00 A.M. to 8:30 P.M.
127 books were sold during school hours and 389 books were sold after
school hours. How many books were sold at the book fair yesterday?

10. Jesse is selling candy for a band fund raiser. His goal is to sell 150 boxes of
candy. So far he has sold 98 boxes of candy. How many more boxes of
candy does he need to sell in order to reach his goal?

11. Carl's mother wants to give some of his toys to a local charity center. He
has about 52 toys. If she gives 38 of his toys away, how many toys will he
have left?

12. Emily and Chilton both love to read books. Emily has 42 books and Chilton
has 39 books. How many books do they have in all?

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13. While Frank was waiting for his mother to grocery shop, he counted 35 cans
of beans, 29 cans of corn and 38 cans of peas on the store shelf. How
many more cans of peas than corn were on the store shelf?

14. Monica and Josh ran for student council. Monica received 57 votes and
Josh received 65 votes. How many more votes did Josh receive than
Monica?

15. Vikki makes bracelets and necklaces out of colored beads. She has 574 red
beads, 658 blue beads and just a few green and purple beads. How many
red and blue beads does she have?

16. The 6 fifth grade teachers took their students to the library 2 weeks ago. Out
of the 124 students who checked out library books, only 98 have returned
their books. How many students have not returned their library books?

17. There are 120 students in second grade. Only 32 of them ride the bus. The
other students are walkers, bike riders or car riders. How many students do
not ride the bus?

18. Miguel spends 120 minutes in math class each day and 45 minutes in music
class. How many more minutes does Miguel spend in math class than
music class?

19. Jana wants to collect 250 stickers to put in her sticker book. She already
has 128 stickers. How many stickers does she still need to collect?

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20. Linda sold 107 pencils working at the school store last month. She sold 115
pencils the month before. How many pencils did Linda sell during these 2
months?

21. Jeanie is learning a new online math game. Yesterday she scored 782
points. Today she scored 937 points. How many more points did she score
today than yesterday?

22. Last month the students from Kent Elementary put on a music concert for
their community. 308 people attended the program during the day and 492
people attended the program held at night. How many total people attended
the program last month?

23. At Gregg Elementary, Mr. Tanner's class is the largest third grade class with
23 students. Last December they had 72 cupcakes at their Christmas party.
When the party was over there were 15 cupcakes left. Write a number
sentence showing how many cupcakes were eaten at the party?

24. Alan and David brought their marbles to Matt's house so they could see who
had the most marbles. Alan had 208 marbles, David had 195 and Matt had
284 marbles. How many more marbles did Matt have than David?

25. Jessica went with her mother to the flower shop. They wanted to send some
flowers to Jessica's grandmother for her birthday. The florist said they had
108 red roses and 112 pink roses. They decided to send her 1 dozen red
roses. How many red roses were left after they purchased a dozen?

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 2 and 3-Digit Addition and Subtraction
Answer Key

1. Order of numbers may vary. 75 + 72 + 76 = Answer 223

2. 22
3. 263
4. 308 miles
5. 147
6. Order of numbers may vary. $25 - $10 - $13 = Answer $2
7. 43
8. 274
9. 516
10. 52
11. 14
12. 81
13. 9
14. 8
15. 1,232
16. 26
17. 88
18. 75
19. 122
20. 222
21. 155
22. 800
23. 72 – 15 = Answer 57
24. 89
25. 96

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