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Year 3 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers

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Year 3 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
3502
−1763

Answer: 1739

  1. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 6 = 3
  3. 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
2.
6538
−2349

Answer: 4189

  1. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  2. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  3. 4 − 3 = 1
  4. 6 − 2 = 4
3.
4971
−3613

Answer: 1358

  1. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  2. 6 − 1 = 5
  3. 9 − 6 = 3
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
4.
4170
−3801

Answer: 369

  1. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  2. 6 − 0 = 6
  3. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
5.
2067
−1005

Answer: 1062

  1. 7 − 5 = 2
  2. 6 − 0 = 6
  3. 0 − 0 = 0
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
6.
5594
−3510

Answer: 2084

  1. 4 − 0 = 4
  2. 9 − 1 = 8
  3. 5 − 5 = 0
  4. 5 − 3 = 2
7.
8966
−6937

Answer: 2029

  1. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  2. 5 − 3 = 2
  3. 9 − 9 = 0
  4. 8 − 6 = 2
8.
3347
−1223

Answer: 2124

  1. 7 − 3 = 4
  2. 4 − 2 = 2
  3. 3 − 2 = 1
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
9.
7165
−6731

Answer: 434

  1. 5 − 1 = 4
  2. 6 − 3 = 3
  3. 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
  4. 6 − 6 = 0
10.
3695
−3151

Answer: 544

  1. 5 − 1 = 4
  2. 9 − 5 = 4
  3. 6 − 1 = 5
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
11.
2914
−2370

Answer: 544

  1. 4 − 0 = 4
  2. 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
  3. 8 − 3 = 5
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
12.
2981
−1719

Answer: 1262

  1. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  2. 7 − 1 = 6
  3. 9 − 7 = 2
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
13.
2068
−1313

Answer: 755

  1. 8 − 3 = 5
  2. 6 − 1 = 5
  3. 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
14.
6263
−4656

Answer: 1607

  1. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  2. 5 − 5 = 0
  3. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  4. 5 − 4 = 1
15.
5932
−5731

Answer: 201

  1. 2 − 1 = 1
  2. 3 − 3 = 0
  3. 9 − 7 = 2
  4. 5 − 5 = 0
16.
5226
−2556

Answer: 2670

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