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Year 3 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers

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Year 3 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
692
−146

Answer: 546

  1. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  2. 8 − 4 = 4
  3. 6 − 1 = 5
2.
948
−477

Answer: 471

  1. 8 − 7 = 1
  2. 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
  3. 8 − 4 = 4
3.
472
−198

Answer: 274

  1. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  2. 6 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 9 = 7
  3. 3 − 1 = 2
4.
228
−159

Answer: 69

  1. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  2. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
5.
247
−206

Answer: 41

  1. 7 − 6 = 1
  2. 4 − 0 = 4
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
6.
447
−236

Answer: 211

  1. 7 − 6 = 1
  2. 4 − 3 = 1
  3. 4 − 2 = 2
7.
930
−378

Answer: 552

  1. 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
  2. 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
  3. 8 − 3 = 5
8.
238
−110

Answer: 128

  1. 8 − 0 = 8
  2. 3 − 1 = 2
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
9.
231
−215

Answer: 16

  1. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  2. 2 − 1 = 1
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
10.
323
−222

Answer: 101

  1. 3 − 2 = 1
  2. 2 − 2 = 0
  3. 3 − 2 = 1
11.
308
−261

Answer: 47

  1. 8 − 1 = 7
  2. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
12.
225
−164

Answer: 61

  1. 5 − 4 = 1
  2. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
13.
207
−123

Answer: 84

  1. 7 − 3 = 4
  2. 0 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 2 = 8
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
14.
769
−450

Answer: 319

  1. 9 − 0 = 9
  2. 6 − 5 = 1
  3. 7 − 4 = 3
15.
457
−242

Answer: 215

  1. 7 − 2 = 5
  2. 5 − 4 = 1
  3. 4 − 2 = 2
16.
525
−409

Answer: 116

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