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Year 3 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers

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Year 3 · Mathematics · Subtraction

Year 3 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers

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Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
934
−366

Answer: 568

  1. 4 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 6 = 8
  2. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  3. 8 − 3 = 5
2.
512
−101

Answer: 411

  1. 2 − 1 = 1
  2. 1 − 0 = 1
  3. 5 − 1 = 4
3.
988
−208

Answer: 780

  1. 8 − 8 = 0
  2. 8 − 0 = 8
  3. 9 − 2 = 7
4.
899
−613

Answer: 286

  1. 9 − 3 = 6
  2. 9 − 1 = 8
  3. 8 − 6 = 2
5.
222
−147

Answer: 75

  1. 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
  2. 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
6.
682
−252

Answer: 430

  1. 2 − 2 = 0
  2. 8 − 5 = 3
  3. 6 − 2 = 4
7.
353
−307

Answer: 46

  1. 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
  2. 4 − 0 = 4
  3. 3 − 3 = 0
8.
359
−174

Answer: 185

  1. 9 − 4 = 5
  2. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
9.
204
−135

Answer: 69

  1. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 3 = 6
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
10.
889
−785

Answer: 104

  1. 9 − 5 = 4
  2. 8 − 8 = 0
  3. 8 − 7 = 1
11.
437
−226

Answer: 211

  1. 7 − 6 = 1
  2. 3 − 2 = 1
  3. 4 − 2 = 2
12.
375
−197

Answer: 178

  1. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  2. 6 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 9 = 7
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
13.
529
−144

Answer: 385

  1. 9 − 4 = 5
  2. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  3. 4 − 1 = 3
14.
216
−110

Answer: 106

  1. 6 − 0 = 6
  2. 1 − 1 = 0
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
15.
223
−211

Answer: 12

  1. 3 − 1 = 2
  2. 2 − 1 = 1
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
16.
403
−102

Answer: 301

  1. 3 − 2 = 1
  2. 0 − 0 = 0
  3. 4 − 1 = 3
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