Year 3 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 3 subtraction worksheet.
Year 3 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.
1.
3502
−1763
Answer: 1739
- 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
- 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 6 = 3
- 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
- 2 − 1 = 1
2.
6538
−2349
Answer: 4189
- 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
- 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
- 4 − 3 = 1
- 6 − 2 = 4
3.
4971
−3613
Answer: 1358
- 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
- 6 − 1 = 5
- 9 − 6 = 3
- 4 − 3 = 1
4.
4170
−3801
Answer: 369
- 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
- 6 − 0 = 6
- 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
- 3 − 3 = 0
5.
2067
−1005
Answer: 1062
- 7 − 5 = 2
- 6 − 0 = 6
- 0 − 0 = 0
- 2 − 1 = 1
6.
5594
−3510
Answer: 2084
- 4 − 0 = 4
- 9 − 1 = 8
- 5 − 5 = 0
- 5 − 3 = 2
7.
8966
−6937
Answer: 2029
- 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
- 5 − 3 = 2
- 9 − 9 = 0
- 8 − 6 = 2
8.
3347
−1223
Answer: 2124
- 7 − 3 = 4
- 4 − 2 = 2
- 3 − 2 = 1
- 3 − 1 = 2
9.
7165
−6731
Answer: 434
- 5 − 1 = 4
- 6 − 3 = 3
- 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
- 6 − 6 = 0
10.
3695
−3151
Answer: 544
- 5 − 1 = 4
- 9 − 5 = 4
- 6 − 1 = 5
- 3 − 3 = 0
11.
2914
−2370
Answer: 544
- 4 − 0 = 4
- 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
- 8 − 3 = 5
- 2 − 2 = 0
12.
2981
−1719
Answer: 1262
- 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
- 7 − 1 = 6
- 9 − 7 = 2
- 2 − 1 = 1
13.
2068
−1313
Answer: 755
- 8 − 3 = 5
- 6 − 1 = 5
- 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
- 1 − 1 = 0
14.
6263
−4656
Answer: 1607
- 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
- 5 − 5 = 0
- 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
- 5 − 4 = 1
15.
5932
−5731
Answer: 201
- 2 − 1 = 1
- 3 − 3 = 0
- 9 − 7 = 2
- 5 − 5 = 0
16.
5226
−2556
Answer: 2670
- 6 − 6 = 0
- 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
- 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
- 4 − 2 = 2
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