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

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

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
3897
−2429

Answer: 1468

  1. 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
  2. 8 − 2 = 6
  3. 8 − 4 = 4
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
2.
6528
−5045

Answer: 1483

  1. 8 − 5 = 3
  2. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  3. 4 − 0 = 4
  4. 6 − 5 = 1
3.
8724
−8174

Answer: 550

  1. 4 − 4 = 0
  2. 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
  3. 6 − 1 = 5
  4. 8 − 8 = 0
4.
8636
−4897

Answer: 3739

  1. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  2. 2 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 9 = 3
  3. 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
  4. 7 − 4 = 3
5.
3114
−2408

Answer: 706

  1. 4 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 8 = 6
  2. 0 − 0 = 0
  3. 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
6.
4757
−3883

Answer: 874

  1. 7 − 3 = 4
  2. 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
  3. 6 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 8 = 8
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
7.
6292
−2030

Answer: 4262

  1. 2 − 0 = 2
  2. 9 − 3 = 6
  3. 2 − 0 = 2
  4. 6 − 2 = 4
8.
8353
−8000

Answer: 353

  1. 3 − 0 = 3
  2. 5 − 0 = 5
  3. 3 − 0 = 3
  4. 8 − 8 = 0
9.
3631
−3245

Answer: 386

  1. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  2. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  3. 5 − 2 = 3
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
10.
6042
−2206

Answer: 3836

  1. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  2. 3 − 0 = 3
  3. 0 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 2 = 8
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
11.
8351
−3482

Answer: 4869

  1. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  2. 4 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 8 = 6
  3. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  4. 7 − 3 = 4
12.
4634
−3905

Answer: 729

  1. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  2. 2 − 0 = 2
  3. 6 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 9 = 7
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
13.
9467
−1580

Answer: 7887

  1. 7 − 0 = 7
  2. 6 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 8 = 8
  3. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  4. 8 − 1 = 7
14.
8566
−3677

Answer: 4889

  1. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  2. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  3. 4 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 6 = 8
  4. 7 − 3 = 4
15.
4382
−4349

Answer: 33

  1. 2 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 9 = 3
  2. 7 − 4 = 3
  3. 3 − 3 = 0
  4. 4 − 4 = 0
16.
6771
−5716

Answer: 1055

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