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3rd Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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3rd Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
6798
−3198

Answer: 3600

  1. 8 − 8 = 0
  2. 9 − 9 = 0
  3. 7 − 1 = 6
  4. 6 − 3 = 3
2.
5262
−2315

Answer: 2947

  1. 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
  2. 5 − 1 = 4
  3. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  4. 4 − 2 = 2
3.
2570
−2247

Answer: 323

  1. 0 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 7 = 3
  2. 6 − 4 = 2
  3. 5 − 2 = 3
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
4.
7911
−1424

Answer: 6487

  1. 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
  2. 0 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 2 = 8
  3. 8 − 4 = 4
  4. 7 − 1 = 6
5.
2249
−1712

Answer: 537

  1. 9 − 2 = 7
  2. 4 − 1 = 3
  3. 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
6.
7613
−2055

Answer: 5558

  1. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  2. 0 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 5 = 5
  3. 5 − 0 = 5
  4. 7 − 2 = 5
7.
8433
−4875

Answer: 3558

  1. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  2. 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
  3. 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
  4. 7 − 4 = 3
8.
9204
−3035

Answer: 6169

  1. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 3 = 6
  3. 1 − 0 = 1
  4. 9 − 3 = 6
9.
9499
−3578

Answer: 5921

  1. 9 − 8 = 1
  2. 9 − 7 = 2
  3. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  4. 8 − 3 = 5
10.
8848
−7873

Answer: 975

  1. 8 − 3 = 5
  2. 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
  3. 7 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 8 = 9
  4. 7 − 7 = 0
11.
2697
−2124

Answer: 573

  1. 7 − 4 = 3
  2. 9 − 2 = 7
  3. 6 − 1 = 5
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
12.
5737
−2567

Answer: 3170

  1. 7 − 7 = 0
  2. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  3. 6 − 5 = 1
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
13.
7178
−1092

Answer: 6086

  1. 8 − 2 = 6
  2. 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
  3. 0 − 0 = 0
  4. 7 − 1 = 6
14.
9693
−2447

Answer: 7246

  1. 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
  2. 8 − 4 = 4
  3. 6 − 4 = 2
  4. 9 − 2 = 7
15.
5030
−4064

Answer: 966

  1. 0 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 4 = 6
  2. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 0 = 9
  4. 4 − 4 = 0
16.
8490
−2039

Answer: 6451

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