3-Digit Subtraction Activity Sheet

a) At a football cup final, 523

people support one team
a) 1 5 9 b) 6 2 0 a) 947 - 796 = a) 7
6
2 9
1
b) 7 4 6 and 499 people support
the other. What is the
− 1 1 1 − 4 7 8 b) 907 - 216 = − 3 6 5 − 3 0 0
difference in the number of
3 6 4 4 4 6 supporters for each team?
c) 565 - 384 =

c) 5 2 3 d) 4 2 3 d) 525 - 126 = c) 9 0 5 d) 5 8
7
3
1

− 4 7 3 − 3 3 5 − 5 1 1 − 4 4 4
e) 888 - 396 = b) An ice cream van has a
3 9 4 1 3 9 stock of 882 ice lollies in
f) 898 - 143 = the freezer. At the end of
the day, 395 are left. How
e) 2 8 1 f) 7 5 6 g) 913 - 354 = e) 3 1 9 f) 3 1 7
many ice lollies were sold?
− 2 4 3 − 4 6 4 − 2 2 3 − 2 1 3
h) 680 - 204 =
9 6 1 0 4
i) 163 - 159 =

g) 3 6 4 h) 8 1 0 g) 2 8 9 h) 9 4 9

− 1 0 9 − 6 2 7 − 1 1 0 − 7 7 7

1 7 9 1 7 2
 3-Digit Subtraction Activity Sheet Answers

a) 1 5 9 b) 6 2 0 a) 947 - 796 = 151 a) 7

6
2
1 b) 7 4 6 a) At a football cup final, 523
people support one team
− 1 1 1 − 4 7 8 b) 907 - 216 = 691 − 3 6 5 − 3 0 0 and 499 people support the
other. What is the difference
4 8 1 4 2 c) 565 - 384 = 181 6 4 4 4 6 in the number of supporters
for each team?
d) 525 - 126 = 399
c) 5 2 3 d) 4 2 3 c) 9 0 5 d) 5 8
7
3
1
24
e) 888 - 396 = 492
− 4 7 3 − 3 3 5 − 5 1 1 − 4 4 4
f) 898 - 143 = 755
b) An ice cream van has a stock
5 0 8 8 3 9 4 1 3 9
g) 913 - 354 = 559 of 882 ice lollies in the freez-
er. At the end of the day, 395
e) 2 8 1 f) 7 5 6 h) 680 - 204 = 476 e) 3 1 9 f) 3 1 7 are left. How many ice lollies
were sold?
− 2 4 3 − 4 6 4 i) 163 - 159 = 4 − 2 2 3 − 2 1 3
487
3 8 2 9 2 9 6 1 0 4

g) 3 6 4 h) 8 1 0 g) 2 8 9 h) 9 4 9

− 1 0 9 − 6 2 7 − 1 1 0 − 7 7 7

2 5 5 1 8 3 1 7 9 1 7 2