3rd Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Getting Started — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 3rd Grade subtraction worksheet.
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Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.
1.
88
−67
Answer: 21
- 8 − 7 = 1
- 8 − 6 = 2
2.
71
−47
Answer: 24
- 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
- 6 − 4 = 2
3.
48
−21
Answer: 27
- 8 − 1 = 7
- 4 − 2 = 2
4.
61
−12
Answer: 49
- 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
- 5 − 1 = 4
5.
64
−28
Answer: 36
- 4 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 8 = 6
- 5 − 2 = 3
6.
65
−51
Answer: 14
- 5 − 1 = 4
- 6 − 5 = 1
7.
49
−41
Answer: 8
- 9 − 1 = 8
- 4 − 4 = 0
8.
60
−33
Answer: 27
- 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
- 5 − 3 = 2
9.
96
−90
Answer: 6
- 6 − 0 = 6
- 9 − 9 = 0
10.
71
−23
Answer: 48
- 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
- 6 − 2 = 4
11.
40
−30
Answer: 10
- 0 − 0 = 0
- 4 − 3 = 1
12.
53
−29
Answer: 24
- 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
- 4 − 2 = 2
13.
96
−50
Answer: 46
- 6 − 0 = 6
- 9 − 5 = 4
14.
95
−61
Answer: 34
- 5 − 1 = 4
- 9 − 6 = 3
15.
70
−68
Answer: 2
- 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
- 6 − 6 = 0
16.
67
−25
Answer: 42
- 7 − 5 = 2
- 6 − 2 = 4
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