Designed by Zarah
Edited by Chris
This collection of free 3 digit subtraction (with regrouping) worksheets includes a range of fun activities and challenges to keep students engaged in their learning.
This task is generally introduced in upper Grade 2 or Grade 3 and further reinforced in Grade 4.
All the worksheets are designed to be printed onto A4 paper. Make sure you select the “shrink to fit” option when printing to avoid any cut-offs on your print.
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Common Core© Learning Outcomes
These worksheets partially or fully address the following Common Core© learning outcomes:
Grade 2 Math
2.NBT.B.7: “Add and subtract within 1000, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method. Understand that in adding or subtracting three-digit numbers, one adds or subtracts hundreds and hundreds, tens and tens, ones and ones; and sometimes it is necessary to compose or decompose tens or hundreds.”
Grade 3 Math
3.NBT.A.2: “Fluently add and subtract within 1000 using strategies and algorithms based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.”
Grade 4 Math
4.NBT.B.4: “Fluently add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm.”
Free 3 Digit Subtraction With Regrouping Worksheets
Version 1
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This introductory task contains a short tutorial followed by 25 practice questions. Great for homework or spaced repetition. Does not contain zeroes in the minuend, making it an easier intro task.
Version 2
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This task introduces the idea of zeroes in the minuend and what to do about it. Contains a short tutorial followed by 15 practice tasks.
Version 3
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This scaffolded version has some numbers in the answer provided, helping students to check their own work and stay on track.
Version 4
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This version is the most popular on our website – students need to complete each problem to find a number which will correlate with a letter that can be entered into the code below. Crack the code to win!
Version 5
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This version encourages children to practice fluency by asking them to complete 15 questions in just 3 minutes.
Version 6
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A more difficult task to test mastery, this worksheet requires students to reverse engineer the answers to find the questions!
Version 7
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Word problems are very common in standardized tests. These word problems require students to do 3 digit subtraction with regrouping to find the answer. Great for practicing in the lead up to an exam!
Version 8
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A simple 3 digit subtraction with regrouping task for homework, recall, and spaced repetition throughout the school year.
Version 9
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A worksheet with a twist, this one requires students to identify what 3-letter word the problem spells out!
Version 10
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A simple 3 digit subtraction with regrouping task for homework, recall, and spaced repetition throughout the school year.
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