Printable Mixed Addition and Subtraction Worksheets
Printable mixed addition and subtraction worksheets for 3rd through 5th grade, with an answer key on every sheet. The sets below cover 4 different skills, so you can start where your child actually is. Available as speed drills, ladder, word problems, and choice.
Targeted Practice by Skill
Three or four single-digit numbers
Format 1
Three or four single-digit numbers
Format 2
Three or four single-digit numbers
Format 3
Mixed two-digit practice
Format 1
Mixed two-digit practice
Format 2
Mixed two-digit practice
Format 3
Three or four terms with larger numbers
Format 1
Three or four terms with larger numbers
Format 2
Three or four terms with larger numbers
Format 3
Choose the operation
Format 1
Choose the operation
Format 2
About Mixed Addition and Subtraction
What this skill is
Mixed addition and subtraction evaluates multi-term expressions containing both plus and minus operations, solving sequentially from left to right.
When children learn it
Mixed addition and subtraction is taught in 1st through 3rd grade, aligned to 1.OA.A.2 and 2.OA.B.2.
Teaching Tips
- Work strictly step-by-step from left to right.
- Underline the first operation pair to solve before writing intermediate totals.
Common Mistakes
- Performing addition before subtraction regardless of left-to-right position.
- Calculation errors in multi-step running totals.