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Year 3 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 (Set 2) — Answers

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Year 3 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 (Set 2) — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
831
−403

Answer: 428

  1. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  2. 2 − 0 = 2
  3. 8 − 4 = 4
2.
683
−575

Answer: 108

  1. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  2. 7 − 7 = 0
  3. 6 − 5 = 1
3.
761
−239

Answer: 522

  1. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  2. 5 − 3 = 2
  3. 7 − 2 = 5
4.
571
−214

Answer: 357

  1. 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
  2. 6 − 1 = 5
  3. 5 − 2 = 3
5.
341
−212

Answer: 129

  1. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  2. 3 − 1 = 2
  3. 3 − 2 = 1
6.
821
−625

Answer: 196

  1. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  2. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  3. 7 − 6 = 1
7.
675
−606

Answer: 69

  1. 5 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 6 = 9
  2. 6 − 0 = 6
  3. 6 − 6 = 0
8.
672
−639

Answer: 33

  1. 2 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 9 = 3
  2. 6 − 3 = 3
  3. 6 − 6 = 0
9.
613
−500

Answer: 113

  1. 3 − 0 = 3
  2. 1 − 0 = 1
  3. 6 − 5 = 1
10.
660
−178

Answer: 482

  1. 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
  2. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  3. 5 − 1 = 4
11.
348
−116

Answer: 232

  1. 8 − 6 = 2
  2. 4 − 1 = 3
  3. 3 − 1 = 2
12.
597
−231

Answer: 366

  1. 7 − 1 = 6
  2. 9 − 3 = 6
  3. 5 − 2 = 3
13.
708
−593

Answer: 115

  1. 8 − 3 = 5
  2. 0 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 9 = 1
  3. 6 − 5 = 1
14.
514
−461

Answer: 53

  1. 4 − 1 = 3
  2. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  3. 4 − 4 = 0
15.
679
−370

Answer: 309

  1. 9 − 0 = 9
  2. 7 − 7 = 0
  3. 6 − 3 = 3
16.
460
−136

Answer: 324

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