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

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

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
8358
−5614

Answer: 2744

  1. 8 − 4 = 4
  2. 5 − 1 = 4
  3. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  4. 7 − 5 = 2
2.
9543
−4730

Answer: 4813

  1. 3 − 0 = 3
  2. 4 − 3 = 1
  3. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  4. 8 − 4 = 4
3.
4507
−2037

Answer: 2470

  1. 7 − 7 = 0
  2. 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
  3. 4 − 0 = 4
  4. 4 − 2 = 2
4.
9997
−6400

Answer: 3597

  1. 7 − 0 = 7
  2. 9 − 0 = 9
  3. 9 − 4 = 5
  4. 9 − 6 = 3
5.
9464
−7977

Answer: 1487

  1. 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
  2. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  3. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  4. 8 − 7 = 1
6.
2897
−2480

Answer: 417

  1. 7 − 0 = 7
  2. 9 − 8 = 1
  3. 8 − 4 = 4
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
7.
9895
−8747

Answer: 1148

  1. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  2. 8 − 4 = 4
  3. 8 − 7 = 1
  4. 9 − 8 = 1
8.
9355
−4920

Answer: 4435

  1. 5 − 0 = 5
  2. 5 − 2 = 3
  3. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  4. 8 − 4 = 4
9.
7750
−3785

Answer: 3965

  1. 0 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 5 = 5
  2. 4 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 8 = 6
  3. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  4. 6 − 3 = 3
10.
6320
−1158

Answer: 5162

  1. 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
  2. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
  4. 6 − 1 = 5
11.
9993
−1200

Answer: 8793

  1. 3 − 0 = 3
  2. 9 − 0 = 9
  3. 9 − 2 = 7
  4. 9 − 1 = 8
12.
6348
−3618

Answer: 2730

  1. 8 − 8 = 0
  2. 4 − 1 = 3
  3. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  4. 5 − 3 = 2
13.
6397
−1987

Answer: 4410

  1. 7 − 7 = 0
  2. 9 − 8 = 1
  3. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  4. 5 − 1 = 4
14.
2390
−1244

Answer: 1146

  1. 0 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 4 = 6
  2. 8 − 4 = 4
  3. 3 − 2 = 1
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
15.
7528
−4004

Answer: 3524

  1. 8 − 4 = 4
  2. 2 − 0 = 2
  3. 5 − 0 = 5
  4. 7 − 4 = 3
16.
5928
−5739

Answer: 189

  1. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  2. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  3. 8 − 7 = 1
  4. 5 − 5 = 0
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