3rd Grade Adding and Subtracting Within 1,000 Worksheet (PDF)

This grade 3 add subtract 1000 worksheet for 3rd Grade covers adding and subtracting within 1,000 (Common Core 3.NBT.A.2), with a free PDF to print.

These 23 problems practice adding and subtracting whole numbers within 1,000 (Common Core 3.NBT.A.2). Start with sums and differences that need no regrouping, then move to regrouping ones, tens, and hundreds, and subtracting across zeros.
Block pictures, number lines, and tape diagrams help you see each step. The last six problems are word problems that use adding, subtracting, estimating, and checking.
Grade 3 · Common Core State Standards: 3.NBT.A.2
Grade 3 add subtract 1000 worksheet: exercises 1 to 10
Exercise 1 – Add, no regrouping
Exercise 2 – Subtract, no regrouping
Exercise 3 – Add with blocks
Dana and Eli collect stickers. Add the two block pictures to find how many stickers they have in all.
Exercise 4 – Regroup the ones
Exercise 5 – Regroup the tens
Exercise 6 – Regroup twice
Find \(586 + 247\).
Exercise 7 – Subtract and regroup a ten
Exercise 8 – Subtract and regroup a hundred
Exercise 9 – Subtract across zeros
Find \(400 – 167\).
Exercise 10 – Read the number line
The jumps show \(358 + 226\). Write the number where the last jump lands.
Exercises 11 and up
Exercise 11 – Count up to subtract
Add the three jumps to find \(612 – 257\).
Exercise 12 – Make a friendly number
Exercise 13 – Compensate to subtract
Exercise 14 – Estimate first
Exercise 15 – Check with the inverse
Exercise 16 – Compare totals
Exercise 17 – Find the missing digit
Exercise 18 – Library books
The library at Maya’s school has 268 picture books and 359 chapter books. How many books does it have in all?
Exercise 19 – Ticket sales
Exercise 20 – Apples left
Diego brought 750 apples to the farmers market. He sold 387 of them. How many apples were left?
Exercise 21 – Bake sale total
Exercise 22 – Pages left
Exercise 23 – Find the mistake
Key facts behind this grade 3 add subtract 1000 worksheet
- Within 1,000 means every number and every answer is 1,000 or less.
- 10 ones make 1 ten and 10 tens make 1 hundred; trading them is called regrouping.
- In addition, regroup when a column sum is 10 or more.
- In subtraction, regroup when the top digit is smaller than the bottom digit.
- Check a subtraction by adding the difference to the number subtracted.
How to use this grade 3 add subtract 1000 worksheet
Work through the exercises in order: they go from simple to challenging. Write every step on paper, then compare with the solutions page and redo any exercise you missed the next day.
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