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Subtract 3-Digit Numbers (No Regrouping) Worksheets for 2nd Grade

Subtract two 3-digit numbers in columns when no trade is needed. 15 free printable worksheets, each with an answer key.

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Free Subtract 3-Digit Numbers (No Regrouping) Worksheets

Click a worksheet to open the PDF, or grab the matching answer key. Every sheet prints on one page.

Subtract 3-Digit Numbers (No Regrouping): what children learn

With no regrouping, each digit on top is at least as big as the digit below it, so the columns can be subtracted one at a time from the ones to the hundreds.

Subtract 3-Digit Numbers (No Regrouping): worked example

578 - 243 = 335

8 - 3 = 5, 7 - 4 = 3, and 5 - 2 = 3. So 578 - 243 = 335.

Subtract 3-Digit Numbers (No Regrouping): a common mistake to watch for

Kids sometimes misalign the columns when they write the problem down.

Subtract 3-Digit Numbers (No Regrouping): how to help at home or in class

Make it a library story: 684 books on the shelves, 351 checked out. Your child draws three boxes labeled hundreds, tens and ones, writes each column difference in its own box, and then reads the three digits as one number. Vary the story with other numbers whose digits are all bigger on top. They are ready for trades when the boxes are filled quickly and the final number is read correctly.

What is on these Subtract 3-Digit Numbers (No Regrouping) worksheets

This set has 15 different worksheets for 2nd grade, with 15 questions on each and a matching answer key for every sheet. The instruction printed on each worksheet is: “Subtract in columns and write the answer.”

Example questions like the ones on these worksheets, with their answers:

  • 918 - 202 = 716716
  • 225 - 100 = 125125
  • 398 - 351 = 4747
  • 442 - 121 = 321321
  • 719 - 201 = 518518
  • 979 - 104 = 875875
  • 259 - 253 = 66
  • 239 - 114 = 125125

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