Year 3 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — 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.
31
−15
Answer: 16
- 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
- 2 − 1 = 1
2.
33
−17
Answer: 16
- 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
- 2 − 1 = 1
3.
78
−77
Answer: 1
- 8 − 7 = 1
- 7 − 7 = 0
4.
55
−21
Answer: 34
- 5 − 1 = 4
- 5 − 2 = 3
5.
32
−13
Answer: 19
- 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
- 2 − 1 = 1
6.
92
−29
Answer: 63
- 2 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 9 = 3
- 8 − 2 = 6
7.
38
−19
Answer: 19
- 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
- 2 − 1 = 1
8.
31
−12
Answer: 19
- 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
- 2 − 1 = 1
9.
67
−40
Answer: 27
- 7 − 0 = 7
- 6 − 4 = 2
10.
83
−22
Answer: 61
- 3 − 2 = 1
- 8 − 2 = 6
11.
55
−48
Answer: 7
- 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
- 4 − 4 = 0
12.
58
−44
Answer: 14
- 8 − 4 = 4
- 5 − 4 = 1
13.
59
−35
Answer: 24
- 9 − 5 = 4
- 5 − 3 = 2
14.
39
−11
Answer: 28
- 9 − 1 = 8
- 3 − 1 = 2
15.
51
−13
Answer: 38
- 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
- 4 − 1 = 3
16.
54
−52
Answer: 2
- 4 − 2 = 2
- 5 − 5 = 0
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