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3rd Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers

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3rd Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
818
−758

Answer: 60

  1. 8 − 8 = 0
  2. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  3. 7 − 7 = 0
2.
719
−492

Answer: 227

  1. 9 − 2 = 7
  2. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  3. 6 − 4 = 2
3.
594
−200

Answer: 394

  1. 4 − 0 = 4
  2. 9 − 0 = 9
  3. 5 − 2 = 3
4.
873
−462

Answer: 411

  1. 3 − 2 = 1
  2. 7 − 6 = 1
  3. 8 − 4 = 4
5.
912
−408

Answer: 504

  1. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  2. 0 − 0 = 0
  3. 9 − 4 = 5
6.
769
−524

Answer: 245

  1. 9 − 4 = 5
  2. 6 − 2 = 4
  3. 7 − 5 = 2
7.
756
−401

Answer: 355

  1. 6 − 1 = 5
  2. 5 − 0 = 5
  3. 7 − 4 = 3
8.
636
−603

Answer: 33

  1. 6 − 3 = 3
  2. 3 − 0 = 3
  3. 6 − 6 = 0
9.
383
−145

Answer: 238

  1. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  2. 7 − 4 = 3
  3. 3 − 1 = 2
10.
536
−331

Answer: 205

  1. 6 − 1 = 5
  2. 3 − 3 = 0
  3. 5 − 3 = 2
11.
555
−494

Answer: 61

  1. 5 − 4 = 1
  2. 5 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 9 = 6
  3. 4 − 4 = 0
12.
813
−452

Answer: 361

  1. 3 − 2 = 1
  2. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  3. 7 − 4 = 3
13.
602
−238

Answer: 364

  1. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 3 = 6
  3. 5 − 2 = 3
14.
635
−542

Answer: 93

  1. 5 − 2 = 3
  2. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  3. 5 − 5 = 0
15.
889
−669

Answer: 220

  1. 9 − 9 = 0
  2. 8 − 6 = 2
  3. 8 − 6 = 2
16.
496
−163

Answer: 333

  1. 6 − 3 = 3
  2. 9 − 6 = 3
  3. 4 − 1 = 3
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