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Year 3 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

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Year 3 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
933
−164

Answer: 769

  1. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  2. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  3. 8 − 1 = 7
2.
551
−371

Answer: 180

  1. 1 − 1 = 0
  2. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  3. 4 − 3 = 1
3.
315
−300

Answer: 15

  1. 5 − 0 = 5
  2. 1 − 0 = 1
  3. 3 − 3 = 0
4.
285
−261

Answer: 24

  1. 5 − 1 = 4
  2. 8 − 6 = 2
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
5.
858
−814

Answer: 44

  1. 8 − 4 = 4
  2. 5 − 1 = 4
  3. 8 − 8 = 0
6.
873
−220

Answer: 653

  1. 3 − 0 = 3
  2. 7 − 2 = 5
  3. 8 − 2 = 6
7.
210
−115

Answer: 95

  1. 0 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 5 = 5
  2. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
8.
923
−669

Answer: 254

  1. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  2. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  3. 8 − 6 = 2
9.
218
−192

Answer: 26

  1. 8 − 2 = 6
  2. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
10.
509
−165

Answer: 344

  1. 9 − 5 = 4
  2. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  3. 4 − 1 = 3
11.
332
−321

Answer: 11

  1. 2 − 1 = 1
  2. 3 − 2 = 1
  3. 3 − 3 = 0
12.
263
−105

Answer: 158

  1. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  2. 5 − 0 = 5
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
13.
475
−326

Answer: 149

  1. 5 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 6 = 9
  2. 6 − 2 = 4
  3. 4 − 3 = 1
14.
500
−428

Answer: 72

  1. 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 2 = 7
  3. 4 − 4 = 0
15.
788
−369

Answer: 419

  1. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  2. 7 − 6 = 1
  3. 7 − 3 = 4
16.
223
−118

Answer: 105

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