Welcome to our Subtraction Word Problems 3rd Grade page.
Here is our selection of free subtraction word problem worksheets, which will help your child
practice solving a range of problems using numbers up to 4-digits.
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Each sheet consists of a range of 5 or 6 subtraction word problems.
There is a space on each sheet for working out using an appropriate method.
We have split the 3-digit subtraction worksheets up into word problems with and without regrouping.
Using these sheets will help your child to:
There are two versions of each of the 3-digit subtraction sheets.
The first version (version A) contains problems where no regrouping is needed.
The second version (version B) contains similar problems but regrouping is needed to solve most of them.
Sheets 1A, 1B, 2A and 2B involve straightforward word problems with one number to subtract from another.
Sheets 3A and 3B are trickier sheets which involve selecting the correct information to use for the subtraction from a table.
These problems are similar to those above but involve 4-digit numbers up to 10,000.
Sheets 1 and 2 involve straightforward word problems with one number to subtract from another.
Sheet 3 is trickier and involves selecting the correct information to use from a table.
Take a look at our Subtraction word problems for first graders.
On this page, your child will learn to work out basic subtraction word problems with numbers to 20.
Take a look at some more of our worksheets similar to these.
Here you will find some more of our 3rd Grade Subtraction Worksheets.
Here are a range of problems solving sheets for 3rd graders. Some of the sheets contain 'real-life' problems related to animal facts.
Using the sheets will help your child to:
These sheets involve solving one or two more challenging longer problems.
These sheets involve solving many 'real-life' problems involving data.
Our quizzes have been created using Google Forms.
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This quick quiz tests your knowledge and skill at solving subtraction word problems within 1000.
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