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

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

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
5231
−1125

Answer: 4106

  1. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  2. 2 − 2 = 0
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
  4. 5 − 1 = 4
2.
9514
−2810

Answer: 6704

  1. 4 − 0 = 4
  2. 1 − 1 = 0
  3. 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
  4. 8 − 2 = 6
3.
3259
−3216

Answer: 43

  1. 9 − 6 = 3
  2. 5 − 1 = 4
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
4.
9633
−3011

Answer: 6622

  1. 3 − 1 = 2
  2. 3 − 1 = 2
  3. 6 − 0 = 6
  4. 9 − 3 = 6
5.
3571
−3354

Answer: 217

  1. 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
  2. 6 − 5 = 1
  3. 5 − 3 = 2
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
6.
6696
−3122

Answer: 3574

  1. 6 − 2 = 4
  2. 9 − 2 = 7
  3. 6 − 1 = 5
  4. 6 − 3 = 3
7.
7336
−5045

Answer: 2291

  1. 6 − 5 = 1
  2. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  3. 2 − 0 = 2
  4. 7 − 5 = 2
8.
6251
−5642

Answer: 609

  1. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  2. 4 − 4 = 0
  3. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  4. 5 − 5 = 0
9.
6231
−5877

Answer: 354

  1. 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
  2. 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
  3. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  4. 5 − 5 = 0
10.
2459
−1286

Answer: 1173

  1. 9 − 6 = 3
  2. 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
  3. 3 − 2 = 1
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
11.
9428
−3876

Answer: 5552

  1. 8 − 6 = 2
  2. 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
  3. 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
  4. 8 − 3 = 5
12.
3617
−1349

Answer: 2268

  1. 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
  2. 0 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 4 = 6
  3. 5 − 3 = 2
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
13.
4264
−3597

Answer: 667

  1. 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
  2. 5 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 9 = 6
  3. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
14.
8710
−2188

Answer: 6522

  1. 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
  2. 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
  3. 6 − 1 = 5
  4. 8 − 2 = 6
15.
2466
−1909

Answer: 557

  1. 6 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 9 = 7
  2. 5 − 0 = 5
  3. 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
16.
7020
−4230

Answer: 2790

  1. 0 − 0 = 0
  2. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 2 = 7
  4. 6 − 4 = 2
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