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Year 3 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers

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Year 3 · Mathematics · Subtraction

Year 3 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers

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Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
7944
−3951

Answer: 3993

  1. 4 − 1 = 3
  2. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  3. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  4. 6 − 3 = 3
2.
8927
−7120

Answer: 1807

  1. 7 − 0 = 7
  2. 2 − 2 = 0
  3. 9 − 1 = 8
  4. 8 − 7 = 1
3.
6933
−4339

Answer: 2594

  1. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  2. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  3. 8 − 3 = 5
  4. 6 − 4 = 2
4.
8736
−1394

Answer: 7342

  1. 6 − 4 = 2
  2. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  3. 6 − 3 = 3
  4. 8 − 1 = 7
5.
2222
−1136

Answer: 1086

  1. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  2. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
6.
9926
−1757

Answer: 8169

  1. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  2. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  3. 8 − 7 = 1
  4. 9 − 1 = 8
7.
5796
−3963

Answer: 1833

  1. 6 − 3 = 3
  2. 9 − 6 = 3
  3. 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
8.
4628
−1537

Answer: 3091

  1. 8 − 7 = 1
  2. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  3. 5 − 5 = 0
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
9.
2223
−2036

Answer: 187

  1. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  2. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  3. 1 − 0 = 1
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
10.
3898
−1717

Answer: 2181

  1. 8 − 7 = 1
  2. 9 − 1 = 8
  3. 8 − 7 = 1
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
11.
7801
−6613

Answer: 1188

  1. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 1 = 8
  3. 7 − 6 = 1
  4. 7 − 6 = 1
12.
8165
−2622

Answer: 5543

  1. 5 − 2 = 3
  2. 6 − 2 = 4
  3. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  4. 7 − 2 = 5
13.
6125
−1953

Answer: 4172

  1. 5 − 3 = 2
  2. 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
  3. 0 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 9 = 1
  4. 5 − 1 = 4
14.
6784
−6414

Answer: 370

  1. 4 − 4 = 0
  2. 8 − 1 = 7
  3. 7 − 4 = 3
  4. 6 − 6 = 0
15.
3479
−3321

Answer: 158

  1. 9 − 1 = 8
  2. 7 − 2 = 5
  3. 4 − 3 = 1
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
16.
6103
−5358

Answer: 745

  1. 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 5 = 4
  3. 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
  4. 5 − 5 = 0
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