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

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

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
7211
−3034

Answer: 4177

  1. 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
  2. 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
  3. 1 − 0 = 1
  4. 7 − 3 = 4
2.
9352
−8253

Answer: 1099

  1. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  2. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
  4. 9 − 8 = 1
3.
8131
−7459

Answer: 672

  1. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  2. 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
  3. 0 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 4 = 6
  4. 7 − 7 = 0
4.
5655
−2048

Answer: 3607

  1. 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
  2. 4 − 4 = 0
  3. 6 − 0 = 6
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
5.
5720
−1702

Answer: 4018

  1. 0 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 2 = 8
  2. 1 − 0 = 1
  3. 7 − 7 = 0
  4. 5 − 1 = 4
6.
6815
−5613

Answer: 1202

  1. 5 − 3 = 2
  2. 1 − 1 = 0
  3. 8 − 6 = 2
  4. 6 − 5 = 1
7.
7773
−5161

Answer: 2612

  1. 3 − 1 = 2
  2. 7 − 6 = 1
  3. 7 − 1 = 6
  4. 7 − 5 = 2
8.
2806
−1002

Answer: 1804

  1. 6 − 2 = 4
  2. 0 − 0 = 0
  3. 8 − 0 = 8
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
9.
2552
−1011

Answer: 1541

  1. 2 − 1 = 1
  2. 5 − 1 = 4
  3. 5 − 0 = 5
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
10.
7630
−1200

Answer: 6430

  1. 0 − 0 = 0
  2. 3 − 0 = 3
  3. 6 − 2 = 4
  4. 7 − 1 = 6
11.
6964
−1760

Answer: 5204

  1. 4 − 0 = 4
  2. 6 − 6 = 0
  3. 9 − 7 = 2
  4. 6 − 1 = 5
12.
8196
−6045

Answer: 2151

  1. 6 − 5 = 1
  2. 9 − 4 = 5
  3. 1 − 0 = 1
  4. 8 − 6 = 2
13.
9454
−8740

Answer: 714

  1. 4 − 0 = 4
  2. 5 − 4 = 1
  3. 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
  4. 8 − 8 = 0
14.
9148
−4727

Answer: 4421

  1. 8 − 7 = 1
  2. 4 − 2 = 2
  3. 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
  4. 8 − 4 = 4
15.
4499
−1919

Answer: 2580

  1. 9 − 9 = 0
  2. 9 − 1 = 8
  3. 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
16.
4752
−2815

Answer: 1937

  1. 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
  2. 4 − 1 = 3
  3. 7 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 8 = 9
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
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