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

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

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
5045
−3763

Answer: 1282

  1. 5 − 3 = 2
  2. 4 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 6 = 8
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 7 = 2
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
2.
8968
−7173

Answer: 1795

  1. 8 − 3 = 5
  2. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  3. 8 − 1 = 7
  4. 8 − 7 = 1
3.
7974
−6137

Answer: 1837

  1. 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
  2. 6 − 3 = 3
  3. 9 − 1 = 8
  4. 7 − 6 = 1
4.
8398
−7512

Answer: 886

  1. 8 − 2 = 6
  2. 9 − 1 = 8
  3. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  4. 7 − 7 = 0
5.
6502
−4559

Answer: 1943

  1. 2 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 9 = 3
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 5 = 4
  3. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  4. 5 − 4 = 1
6.
9957
−9507

Answer: 450

  1. 7 − 7 = 0
  2. 5 − 0 = 5
  3. 9 − 5 = 4
  4. 9 − 9 = 0
7.
5031
−3975

Answer: 1056

  1. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  2. 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 9 = 0
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
8.
7434
−7007

Answer: 427

  1. 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
  2. 2 − 0 = 2
  3. 4 − 0 = 4
  4. 7 − 7 = 0
9.
2050
−1911

Answer: 139

  1. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  2. 4 − 1 = 3
  3. 0 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 9 = 1
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
10.
5718
−1728

Answer: 3990

  1. 8 − 8 = 0
  2. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  3. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
11.
3421
−2176

Answer: 1245

  1. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  2. 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
  3. 3 − 1 = 2
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
12.
9494
−7087

Answer: 2407

  1. 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
  2. 8 − 8 = 0
  3. 4 − 0 = 4
  4. 9 − 7 = 2
13.
8162
−3002

Answer: 5160

  1. 2 − 2 = 0
  2. 6 − 0 = 6
  3. 1 − 0 = 1
  4. 8 − 3 = 5
14.
6687
−2521

Answer: 4166

  1. 7 − 1 = 6
  2. 8 − 2 = 6
  3. 6 − 5 = 1
  4. 6 − 2 = 4
15.
8974
−8272

Answer: 702

  1. 4 − 2 = 2
  2. 7 − 7 = 0
  3. 9 − 2 = 7
  4. 8 − 8 = 0
16.
7301
−6408

Answer: 893

  1. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 0 = 9
  3. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  4. 6 − 6 = 0
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