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3rd Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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3rd Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
814
−743

Answer: 71

  1. 4 − 3 = 1
  2. 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
  3. 7 − 7 = 0
2.
855
−808

Answer: 47

  1. 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
  2. 4 − 0 = 4
  3. 8 − 8 = 0
3.
765
−649

Answer: 116

  1. 5 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 9 = 6
  2. 5 − 4 = 1
  3. 7 − 6 = 1
4.
389
−122

Answer: 267

  1. 9 − 2 = 7
  2. 8 − 2 = 6
  3. 3 − 1 = 2
5.
702
−145

Answer: 557

  1. 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 4 = 5
  3. 6 − 1 = 5
6.
421
−311

Answer: 110

  1. 1 − 1 = 0
  2. 2 − 1 = 1
  3. 4 − 3 = 1
7.
730
−337

Answer: 393

  1. 0 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 7 = 3
  2. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  3. 6 − 3 = 3
8.
740
−559

Answer: 181

  1. 0 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 9 = 1
  2. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  3. 6 − 5 = 1
9.
368
−141

Answer: 227

  1. 8 − 1 = 7
  2. 6 − 4 = 2
  3. 3 − 1 = 2
10.
769
−567

Answer: 202

  1. 9 − 7 = 2
  2. 6 − 6 = 0
  3. 7 − 5 = 2
11.
727
−549

Answer: 178

  1. 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
  2. 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
  3. 6 − 5 = 1
12.
285
−156

Answer: 129

  1. 5 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 6 = 9
  2. 7 − 5 = 2
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
13.
244
−201

Answer: 43

  1. 4 − 1 = 3
  2. 4 − 0 = 4
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
14.
637
−171

Answer: 466

  1. 7 − 1 = 6
  2. 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
  3. 5 − 1 = 4
15.
845
−192

Answer: 653

  1. 5 − 2 = 3
  2. 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
  3. 7 − 1 = 6
16.
484
−158

Answer: 326

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