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3rd Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers

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3rd Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
6249
−2594

Answer: 3655

  1. 9 − 4 = 5
  2. 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
  3. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
2.
4169
−3948

Answer: 221

  1. 9 − 8 = 1
  2. 6 − 4 = 2
  3. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
3.
6434
−4640

Answer: 1794

  1. 4 − 0 = 4
  2. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  3. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  4. 5 − 4 = 1
4.
7871
−3378

Answer: 4493

  1. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  2. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  3. 7 − 3 = 4
  4. 7 − 3 = 4
5.
5401
−1112

Answer: 4289

  1. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 1 = 8
  3. 3 − 1 = 2
  4. 5 − 1 = 4
6.
5391
−2583

Answer: 2808

  1. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  2. 8 − 8 = 0
  3. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  4. 4 − 2 = 2
7.
4169
−4063

Answer: 106

  1. 9 − 3 = 6
  2. 6 − 6 = 0
  3. 1 − 0 = 1
  4. 4 − 4 = 0
8.
3538
−2430

Answer: 1108

  1. 8 − 0 = 8
  2. 3 − 3 = 0
  3. 5 − 4 = 1
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
9.
6094
−2440

Answer: 3654

  1. 4 − 0 = 4
  2. 9 − 4 = 5
  3. 0 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 4 = 6
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
10.
6933
−6539

Answer: 394

  1. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  2. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  3. 8 − 5 = 3
  4. 6 − 6 = 0
11.
9530
−4822

Answer: 4708

  1. 0 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 2 = 8
  2. 2 − 2 = 0
  3. 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
  4. 8 − 4 = 4
12.
8547
−7973

Answer: 574

  1. 7 − 3 = 4
  2. 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
  3. 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
  4. 7 − 7 = 0
13.
7510
−6629

Answer: 881

  1. 0 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 9 = 1
  2. 0 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 2 = 8
  3. 4 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 6 = 8
  4. 6 − 6 = 0
14.
8445
−5097

Answer: 3348

  1. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  2. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  3. 3 − 0 = 3
  4. 8 − 5 = 3
15.
9130
−6729

Answer: 2401

  1. 0 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 9 = 1
  2. 2 − 2 = 0
  3. 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
  4. 8 − 6 = 2
16.
7403
−1466

Answer: 5937

  1. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 6 = 3
  3. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  4. 6 − 1 = 5
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