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3rd Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

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3rd Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
2945
−2574

Answer: 371

  1. 5 − 4 = 1
  2. 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
  3. 8 − 5 = 3
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
2.
5900
−5103

Answer: 797

  1. 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 0 = 9
  3. 8 − 1 = 7
  4. 5 − 5 = 0
3.
8032
−2031

Answer: 6001

  1. 2 − 1 = 1
  2. 3 − 3 = 0
  3. 0 − 0 = 0
  4. 8 − 2 = 6
4.
8205
−3380

Answer: 4825

  1. 5 − 0 = 5
  2. 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
  3. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  4. 7 − 3 = 4
5.
9465
−8063

Answer: 1402

  1. 5 − 3 = 2
  2. 6 − 6 = 0
  3. 4 − 0 = 4
  4. 9 − 8 = 1
6.
3922
−2171

Answer: 1751

  1. 2 − 1 = 1
  2. 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
  3. 8 − 1 = 7
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
7.
9648
−3536

Answer: 6112

  1. 8 − 6 = 2
  2. 4 − 3 = 1
  3. 6 − 5 = 1
  4. 9 − 3 = 6
8.
4586
−2878

Answer: 1708

  1. 6 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 8 = 8
  2. 7 − 7 = 0
  3. 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
9.
9244
−3144

Answer: 6100

  1. 4 − 4 = 0
  2. 4 − 4 = 0
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
  4. 9 − 3 = 6
10.
5634
−1335

Answer: 4299

  1. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  2. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  3. 5 − 3 = 2
  4. 5 − 1 = 4
11.
2816
−2786

Answer: 30

  1. 6 − 6 = 0
  2. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  3. 7 − 7 = 0
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
12.
9472
−4540

Answer: 4932

  1. 2 − 0 = 2
  2. 7 − 4 = 3
  3. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  4. 8 − 4 = 4
13.
8772
−5769

Answer: 3003

  1. 2 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 9 = 3
  2. 6 − 6 = 0
  3. 7 − 7 = 0
  4. 8 − 5 = 3
14.
7668
−1619

Answer: 6049

  1. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  2. 5 − 1 = 4
  3. 6 − 6 = 0
  4. 7 − 1 = 6
15.
7286
−6175

Answer: 1111

  1. 6 − 5 = 1
  2. 8 − 7 = 1
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
  4. 7 − 6 = 1
16.
9691
−6236

Answer: 3455

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