Primary 3 · Mathematics · Addition & Subtraction
Addition & Subtraction questions for Primary 3 Maths
10 questions to work through online. Answer and you get the working straight away, then a score at the end. No sign-up, and you can retake it as often as you like.
- Addition with regrouping
- Subtraction across zeros
- Word problem
- Missing number
- Two-step word problem
- Difference
Answers and explanations for all 10 questions
Every answer with the reasoning behind it. Worth reading after you have tried the set — or on its own, if you are a parent marking it.
3456 + 2178 = ?
Answer: 5634
3456 + 2178 = 5634.
8005 − 2467 = ?
Answer: 5538
8005 − 2467 = 5538. The two zeros in the middle both need regrouping.
A shop had 1250 books. It sold 476 of them. How many books were left?
Answer: 774
1250 − 476 = 774.
? + 2350 = 5000
Answer: 2650
5000 − 2350 = 2650, so 2650 + 2350 = 5000.
What must be added to 3780 to make 6000?
Answer: 2220
6000 − 3780 = 2220.
Ali collected 2340 stamps. Bala collected 1875 more stamps than Ali. How many stamps did they collect altogether?
Answer: 6555
Bala has 2340 + 1875 = 4215. Altogether: 2340 + 4215 = 6555.
7000 − 3456 = ?
Answer: 3544
7000 − 3456 = 3544. Every column needs regrouping from the 7 thousands.
There were 4512 people at a fair. 1236 people went home, then 845 more arrived. How many people were at the fair then?
Answer: 4121
4512 − 1236 = 3276, then 3276 + 845 = 4121.
The sum of two numbers is 8400. One of them is 3650. What is the other number?
Answer: 4750
8400 − 3650 = 4750.
How much greater is 2748 than 1359?
Answer: 1389
2748 − 1359 = 1389.