Year 3 Subtraction Worksheet — Getting Started — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 3 subtraction worksheet.
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Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.
1.
78
−27
Answer: 51
- 8 − 7 = 1
- 7 − 2 = 5
2.
59
−22
Answer: 37
- 9 − 2 = 7
- 5 − 2 = 3
3.
41
−13
Answer: 28
- 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
- 3 − 1 = 2
4.
49
−33
Answer: 16
- 9 − 3 = 6
- 4 − 3 = 1
5.
89
−54
Answer: 35
- 9 − 4 = 5
- 8 − 5 = 3
6.
87
−75
Answer: 12
- 7 − 5 = 2
- 8 − 7 = 1
7.
46
−38
Answer: 8
- 6 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 8 = 8
- 3 − 3 = 0
8.
84
−55
Answer: 29
- 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
- 7 − 5 = 2
9.
73
−51
Answer: 22
- 3 − 1 = 2
- 7 − 5 = 2
10.
99
−66
Answer: 33
- 9 − 6 = 3
- 9 − 6 = 3
11.
39
−32
Answer: 7
- 9 − 2 = 7
- 3 − 3 = 0
12.
32
−26
Answer: 6
- 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
- 2 − 2 = 0
13.
31
−27
Answer: 4
- 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
- 2 − 2 = 0
14.
75
−15
Answer: 60
- 5 − 5 = 0
- 7 − 1 = 6
15.
37
−35
Answer: 2
- 7 − 5 = 2
- 3 − 3 = 0
16.
69
−12
Answer: 57
- 9 − 2 = 7
- 6 − 1 = 5
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