All worksheets ›
Arithmetic › Subtraction
Free Subtraction Worksheets — Grade 3
A ready-to-print subtraction worksheet for grade 3, with a fresh set of questions every time you reload it. Print it as it is, or change the numbers, the number of questions and the difficulty first — it takes about a minute.
Free — no account
Answer key included
New questions every reload
Print or save as PDF
Live preview — this is the real worksheet
Subtraction — Grade 3
1Subtraction math.subtraction.borrow
How to do these
757 - 497 = 260
- Write the bigger number on top, units lined up.
- Start with the units: 7 − 7 = 0.
- Work left through the columns. Any column you borrowed from is now one less.
Solve each problem.
1.
312 - 215
2.
679 - 265
3.
643 - 408
4.
566 - 118
5.
972 - 969
6.
741 - 647
7.
774 - 191
8.
278 - 139
9.
709 - 338
10.
559 - 441
11.
873 - 300
12.
379 - 194
How to do these
757 - 497 = 260
- Write the bigger number on top, units lined up.
- Start with the units: 7 − 7 = 0.
- Work left through the columns. Any column you borrowed from is now one less.
Written for whoever is helping, not for the child. Maths methods have changed since most of us were at school, and this is the method the questions above actually use.
What you can change
| Setting | Options |
|---|---|
| Digits per number | 1 to 5 |
| Max value (0 = use digits) | 0 to 9999 |
| Borrowing | Allow · Require · Avoid |
| Layout | Vertical (stacked) · Horizontal (in a row) |
| Questions | as few or as many as fit |
Plus text size, line spacing, questions per page and boxed digit columns if writing is hard.
Why the answers are always rightEvery question on this page is worked out by the generator, and the answer key is produced from the same calculation. It cannot contain a typo, and it cannot disagree with the questions.
Related worksheets
Subtraction Worksheets — Grade 1Subtraction Worksheets — Grade 2Subtraction Worksheets — Grade 4Subtraction Worksheets — Grade 5Addition Worksheets — Grade 3Multiplication Worksheets — Grade 3Division Worksheets — Grade 3Missing Number Worksheets — Grade 3Kindergarten Letter Pack — printable practice