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Year 3 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers

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Year 3 · Mathematics · Subtraction

Year 3 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers

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Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
8126
−2235

Answer: 5891

  1. 6 − 5 = 1
  2. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  3. 0 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 2 = 8
  4. 7 − 2 = 5
2.
5961
−2235

Answer: 3726

  1. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  2. 5 − 3 = 2
  3. 9 − 2 = 7
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
3.
4297
−4232

Answer: 65

  1. 7 − 2 = 5
  2. 9 − 3 = 6
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
  4. 4 − 4 = 0
4.
7913
−1723

Answer: 6190

  1. 3 − 3 = 0
  2. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  3. 8 − 7 = 1
  4. 7 − 1 = 6
5.
8916
−1732

Answer: 7184

  1. 6 − 2 = 4
  2. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  3. 8 − 7 = 1
  4. 8 − 1 = 7
6.
5571
−2312

Answer: 3259

  1. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  2. 6 − 1 = 5
  3. 5 − 3 = 2
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
7.
9357
−8502

Answer: 855

  1. 7 − 2 = 5
  2. 5 − 0 = 5
  3. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  4. 8 − 8 = 0
8.
6274
−1611

Answer: 4663

  1. 4 − 1 = 3
  2. 7 − 1 = 6
  3. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  4. 5 − 1 = 4
9.
6302
−4555

Answer: 1747

  1. 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 5 = 4
  3. 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
  4. 5 − 4 = 1
10.
5242
−3763

Answer: 1479

  1. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  2. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  3. 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
11.
7392
−5380

Answer: 2012

  1. 2 − 0 = 2
  2. 9 − 8 = 1
  3. 3 − 3 = 0
  4. 7 − 5 = 2
12.
2170
−2031

Answer: 139

  1. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  2. 6 − 3 = 3
  3. 1 − 0 = 1
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
13.
7271
−2717

Answer: 4554

  1. 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
  2. 6 − 1 = 5
  3. 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
  4. 6 − 2 = 4
14.
3118
−1426

Answer: 1692

  1. 8 − 6 = 2
  2. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  3. 0 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 4 = 6
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
15.
2261
−1068

Answer: 1193

  1. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  2. 5 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 6 = 9
  3. 1 − 0 = 1
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
16.
8526
−7998

Answer: 528

  1. 6 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 8 = 8
  2. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  3. 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
  4. 7 − 7 = 0
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