Four-Digit Minus Three-Digit

This multi-digit subtraction worksheet helps students practice subtracting three-digit numbers from four-digit numbers that contain zeros. Learners must borrow across place values carefully, reinforcing consistent regrouping procedures while strengthening accuracy and place-value awareness.

Instructional Objectives

• Skill Focus (Grades 4-6): Subtract three-digit numbers from four-digit numbers using regrouping strategies.
• Conceptual Understanding (Grades 4-6): Understand how borrowing works when zeros appear in the tens, hundreds, or thousands places.
• Algebraic Reasoning (Grades 5-6): Track multi-step regrouping accurately while maintaining the integrity of each place-value column.
• Curriculum Alignment (Grades 4-6): Supports multi-digit subtraction algorithms, place-value understanding, procedural fluency, and mathematical practices emphasizing precision.

The variety of problems challenges students to apply regrouping consistently across different zero-based structures. The clean, uncluttered layout keeps attention focused on computation strategy rather than formatting, helping students develop reliable subtraction habits.

Learning Benefits

• Builds confidence with complex regrouping scenarios
• Reinforces precision and attention to place value
• Strengthens fluency with multi-digit subtraction
• Effective for independent practice, reinforcement, or skill mastery

This printable worksheet provides targeted practice that helps upper-elementary students master four-digit minus three-digit subtraction with zeros while developing accuracy, confidence, and strong procedural understanding.

This worksheet is part of our Subtracting Across Zeros Worksheets collection.