Grade 3 Subtraction Word Problems Worksheet

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1. 1. Mia combined 13 markers and 11 markers. Then 1 marker was used. How many markers were left?

2. 2. Henry gave away 4 crayons and had 30 crayons left. How many crayons did Henry have at first?

3. 3. One bin had 44 markers, and another bin had 30. Then 8 were removed from the first bin and 6 from the second bin. How many more markers were in the first bin after both removals?

4. 4. Two sections held 18 stickers and 15 stickers. Then 10 stickers were removed from the second section. How many stickers were in both sections after the removal?

5. 5. Olivia combined 10 crayons and 19 crayons. After some were used, 26 crayons were left. How many crayons were used?

6. 6. Mia started with 44 crayons. After some were moved to another box, 41 crayons stayed. How many crayons were moved out?

7. 7. Noah combined 16 crayons with 16 more crayons. Then 7 crayons were used. How many crayons were left after the crayons were combined and used?

8. 8. At first, one tray held 20 stickers and another tray held 16 stickers. Then 3 stickers were added to the smaller tray. After the restock, how many more stickers were in the larger tray than in the smaller tray?

9. 9. A storage box held 35 stickers in two sections. One section held 12 stickers. After 7 stickers were taken from the other section, that section held 16 stickers. How many stickers were in the other section before any were taken?

10. 10. Ava set out 43 shells in the club booth area. After class, only 33 shells were still there. How many shells were taken away?

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