Grade 4 Three-Digit Subtraction Worksheets
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Practice Worksheet
Grade 4 Three-Digit Subtraction Practice
Solve each problem. Show your work.
- 1.587 - 454 = _____
- 2.770 - 730 = _____
- 3.349 - 100 = _____
- 4.913 - 111 = _____
- 5.860 - 810 = _____
- 6.487 - 53 = _____
- 7.675 - 635 = _____
- 8.147 - 21 = _____
Show answer key
- Question 1: 133
- Question 2: 40
- Question 3: 249
- Question 4: 802
- Question 5: 50
- Question 6: 434
- Question 7: 40
- Question 8: 126
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About These Worksheets
Grade 4 students use three-digit subtraction as a foundation for four-digit and decimal subtraction, applying the same borrowing logic to larger values.
Three-digit subtraction worksheets extend column subtraction into the hundreds, mixing borrowing and non-borrowing problems so students learn to evaluate each column before assuming a trade is needed. This is the range where the standard subtraction algorithm becomes essential, since mental strategies that work well for small numbers become unreliable once three place values are involved.
These worksheets also build the habit of checking work with the inverse operation: adding the answer back to the number being subtracted should return the original number. That verification step is especially valuable in the three-digit range, where a single borrowing mistake early in the problem can throw off every column that follows.
Skills Practised
- Subtracting three-digit numbers using the standard algorithm
- Borrowing across multiple place-value columns in one problem
- Estimating three-digit differences to check reasonableness
- Verifying subtraction answers using addition
- Solving subtraction problems with numbers up to 999
Parent Tip: Have your child check every three-digit subtraction answer by adding it to the number they subtracted — if it doesn't return the original number, they know exactly where to look for the error.