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Year 3 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

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Year 3 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
6029
−3146

Answer: 2883

  1. 9 − 6 = 3
  2. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 1 = 8
  4. 5 − 3 = 2
2.
7249
−3685

Answer: 3564

  1. 9 − 5 = 4
  2. 4 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 8 = 6
  3. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  4. 6 − 3 = 3
3.
4048
−2356

Answer: 1692

  1. 8 − 6 = 2
  2. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 3 = 6
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
4.
4915
−3850

Answer: 1065

  1. 5 − 0 = 5
  2. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  3. 8 − 8 = 0
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
5.
4836
−2187

Answer: 2649

  1. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  2. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  3. 7 − 1 = 6
  4. 4 − 2 = 2
6.
4949
−3099

Answer: 1850

  1. 9 − 9 = 0
  2. 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
  3. 8 − 0 = 8
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
7.
7503
−5991

Answer: 1512

  1. 3 − 1 = 2
  2. 0 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 9 = 1
  3. 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
  4. 6 − 5 = 1
8.
2768
−2399

Answer: 369

  1. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  2. 5 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 9 = 6
  3. 6 − 3 = 3
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
9.
5111
−2190

Answer: 2921

  1. 1 − 0 = 1
  2. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  3. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  4. 4 − 2 = 2
10.
6201
−4199

Answer: 2002

  1. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 9 = 0
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
  4. 6 − 4 = 2
11.
4699
−3729

Answer: 970

  1. 9 − 9 = 0
  2. 9 − 2 = 7
  3. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
12.
5024
−3722

Answer: 1302

  1. 4 − 2 = 2
  2. 2 − 2 = 0
  3. 0 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 7 = 3
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
13.
7413
−4149

Answer: 3264

  1. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  2. 0 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 4 = 6
  3. 3 − 1 = 2
  4. 7 − 4 = 3
14.
8225
−3041

Answer: 5184

  1. 5 − 1 = 4
  2. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  3. 1 − 0 = 1
  4. 8 − 3 = 5
15.
7112
−4441

Answer: 2671

  1. 2 − 1 = 1
  2. 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
  3. 0 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 4 = 6
  4. 6 − 4 = 2
16.
9023
−5248

Answer: 3775

  1. 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
  2. 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 2 = 7
  4. 8 − 5 = 3
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