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Year 3 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers

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Year 3 · Mathematics · Subtraction

Year 3 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers

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Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
2086
−1353

Answer: 733

  1. 6 − 3 = 3
  2. 8 − 5 = 3
  3. 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
2.
6687
−3832

Answer: 2855

  1. 7 − 2 = 5
  2. 8 − 3 = 5
  3. 6 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 8 = 8
  4. 5 − 3 = 2
3.
2545
−1420

Answer: 1125

  1. 5 − 0 = 5
  2. 4 − 2 = 2
  3. 5 − 4 = 1
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
4.
7812
−7758

Answer: 54

  1. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  2. 0 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 5 = 5
  3. 7 − 7 = 0
  4. 7 − 7 = 0
5.
3195
−2156

Answer: 1039

  1. 5 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 6 = 9
  2. 8 − 5 = 3
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
6.
7452
−7016

Answer: 436

  1. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  2. 4 − 1 = 3
  3. 4 − 0 = 4
  4. 7 − 7 = 0
7.
4123
−2122

Answer: 2001

  1. 3 − 2 = 1
  2. 2 − 2 = 0
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
  4. 4 − 2 = 2
8.
5436
−1713

Answer: 3723

  1. 6 − 3 = 3
  2. 3 − 1 = 2
  3. 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
9.
9144
−7685

Answer: 1459

  1. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  2. 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
  3. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  4. 8 − 7 = 1
10.
5771
−3893

Answer: 1878

  1. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  2. 6 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 9 = 7
  3. 6 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 8 = 8
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
11.
8966
−4250

Answer: 4716

  1. 6 − 0 = 6
  2. 6 − 5 = 1
  3. 9 − 2 = 7
  4. 8 − 4 = 4
12.
7633
−4545

Answer: 3088

  1. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  2. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  3. 5 − 5 = 0
  4. 7 − 4 = 3
13.
2778
−2321

Answer: 457

  1. 8 − 1 = 7
  2. 7 − 2 = 5
  3. 7 − 3 = 4
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
14.
7531
−5195

Answer: 2336

  1. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  2. 2 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 9 = 3
  3. 4 − 1 = 3
  4. 7 − 5 = 2
15.
4396
−2898

Answer: 1498

  1. 6 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 8 = 8
  2. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  3. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
16.
7001
−5564

Answer: 1437

  1. 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 6 = 3
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 5 = 4
  4. 6 − 5 = 1
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