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Year 3 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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Year 3 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
400
−341

Answer: 59

  1. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 4 = 5
  3. 3 − 3 = 0
2.
259
−115

Answer: 144

  1. 9 − 5 = 4
  2. 5 − 1 = 4
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
3.
710
−236

Answer: 474

  1. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  2. 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
  3. 6 − 2 = 4
4.
413
−338

Answer: 75

  1. 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
  2. 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
  3. 3 − 3 = 0
5.
303
−159

Answer: 144

  1. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 5 = 4
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
6.
421
−335

Answer: 86

  1. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  2. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  3. 3 − 3 = 0
7.
270
−107

Answer: 163

  1. 0 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 7 = 3
  2. 6 − 0 = 6
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
8.
702
−236

Answer: 466

  1. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 3 = 6
  3. 6 − 2 = 4
9.
542
−427

Answer: 115

  1. 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
  2. 3 − 2 = 1
  3. 5 − 4 = 1
10.
369
−223

Answer: 146

  1. 9 − 3 = 6
  2. 6 − 2 = 4
  3. 3 − 2 = 1
11.
784
−261

Answer: 523

  1. 4 − 1 = 3
  2. 8 − 6 = 2
  3. 7 − 2 = 5
12.
299
−207

Answer: 92

  1. 9 − 7 = 2
  2. 9 − 0 = 9
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
13.
789
−782

Answer: 7

  1. 9 − 2 = 7
  2. 8 − 8 = 0
  3. 7 − 7 = 0
14.
887
−851

Answer: 36

  1. 7 − 1 = 6
  2. 8 − 5 = 3
  3. 8 − 8 = 0
15.
526
−412

Answer: 114

  1. 6 − 2 = 4
  2. 2 − 1 = 1
  3. 5 − 4 = 1
16.
905
−871

Answer: 34

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