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3rd Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

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3rd Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
874
−642

Answer: 232

  1. 4 − 2 = 2
  2. 7 − 4 = 3
  3. 8 − 6 = 2
2.
898
−416

Answer: 482

  1. 8 − 6 = 2
  2. 9 − 1 = 8
  3. 8 − 4 = 4
3.
541
−449

Answer: 92

  1. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  2. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  3. 4 − 4 = 0
4.
834
−589

Answer: 245

  1. 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
  2. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  3. 7 − 5 = 2
5.
692
−301

Answer: 391

  1. 2 − 1 = 1
  2. 9 − 0 = 9
  3. 6 − 3 = 3
6.
337
−280

Answer: 57

  1. 7 − 0 = 7
  2. 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
7.
513
−412

Answer: 101

  1. 3 − 2 = 1
  2. 1 − 1 = 0
  3. 5 − 4 = 1
8.
814
−407

Answer: 407

  1. 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
  2. 0 − 0 = 0
  3. 8 − 4 = 4
9.
243
−209

Answer: 34

  1. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  2. 3 − 0 = 3
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
10.
983
−727

Answer: 256

  1. 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
  2. 7 − 2 = 5
  3. 9 − 7 = 2
11.
430
−287

Answer: 143

  1. 0 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 7 = 3
  2. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  3. 3 − 2 = 1
12.
729
−154

Answer: 575

  1. 9 − 4 = 5
  2. 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
  3. 6 − 1 = 5
13.
488
−314

Answer: 174

  1. 8 − 4 = 4
  2. 8 − 1 = 7
  3. 4 − 3 = 1
14.
639
−527

Answer: 112

  1. 9 − 7 = 2
  2. 3 − 2 = 1
  3. 6 − 5 = 1
15.
325
−128

Answer: 197

  1. 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
  2. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
16.
312
−151

Answer: 161

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