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Year 3 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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Year 3 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
472
−432

Answer: 40

  1. 2 − 2 = 0
  2. 7 − 3 = 4
  3. 4 − 4 = 0
2.
455
−325

Answer: 130

  1. 5 − 5 = 0
  2. 5 − 2 = 3
  3. 4 − 3 = 1
3.
469
−337

Answer: 132

  1. 9 − 7 = 2
  2. 6 − 3 = 3
  3. 4 − 3 = 1
4.
904
−305

Answer: 599

  1. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 0 = 9
  3. 8 − 3 = 5
5.
280
−264

Answer: 16

  1. 0 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 4 = 6
  2. 7 − 6 = 1
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
6.
215
−176

Answer: 39

  1. 5 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 6 = 9
  2. 0 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 7 = 3
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
7.
790
−654

Answer: 136

  1. 0 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 4 = 6
  2. 8 − 5 = 3
  3. 7 − 6 = 1
8.
578
−154

Answer: 424

  1. 8 − 4 = 4
  2. 7 − 5 = 2
  3. 5 − 1 = 4
9.
768
−675

Answer: 93

  1. 8 − 5 = 3
  2. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  3. 6 − 6 = 0
10.
750
−681

Answer: 69

  1. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  2. 4 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 8 = 6
  3. 6 − 6 = 0
11.
927
−251

Answer: 676

  1. 7 − 1 = 6
  2. 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
  3. 8 − 2 = 6
12.
860
−148

Answer: 712

  1. 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
  2. 5 − 4 = 1
  3. 8 − 1 = 7
13.
968
−292

Answer: 676

  1. 8 − 2 = 6
  2. 6 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 9 = 7
  3. 8 − 2 = 6
14.
838
−214

Answer: 624

  1. 8 − 4 = 4
  2. 3 − 1 = 2
  3. 8 − 2 = 6
15.
727
−460

Answer: 267

  1. 7 − 0 = 7
  2. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  3. 6 − 4 = 2
16.
890
−549

Answer: 341

  1. 0 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 9 = 1
  2. 8 − 4 = 4
  3. 8 − 5 = 3
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