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

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

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
8234
−7937

Answer: 297

  1. 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
  2. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  3. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  4. 7 − 7 = 0
2.
2958
−1983

Answer: 975

  1. 8 − 3 = 5
  2. 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
  3. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
3.
5712
−5703

Answer: 9

  1. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  2. 0 − 0 = 0
  3. 7 − 7 = 0
  4. 5 − 5 = 0
4.
6295
−1528

Answer: 4767

  1. 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
  2. 8 − 2 = 6
  3. 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
  4. 5 − 1 = 4
5.
2493
−1269

Answer: 1224

  1. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  2. 8 − 6 = 2
  3. 4 − 2 = 2
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
6.
5840
−4523

Answer: 1317

  1. 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
  2. 3 − 2 = 1
  3. 8 − 5 = 3
  4. 5 − 4 = 1
7.
4900
−1825

Answer: 3075

  1. 0 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 5 = 5
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 2 = 7
  3. 8 − 8 = 0
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
8.
9361
−1243

Answer: 8118

  1. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  2. 5 − 4 = 1
  3. 3 − 2 = 1
  4. 9 − 1 = 8
9.
3679
−1258

Answer: 2421

  1. 9 − 8 = 1
  2. 7 − 5 = 2
  3. 6 − 2 = 4
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
10.
7963
−1113

Answer: 6850

  1. 3 − 3 = 0
  2. 6 − 1 = 5
  3. 9 − 1 = 8
  4. 7 − 1 = 6
11.
8627
−3745

Answer: 4882

  1. 7 − 5 = 2
  2. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  3. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  4. 7 − 3 = 4
12.
9462
−6430

Answer: 3032

  1. 2 − 0 = 2
  2. 6 − 3 = 3
  3. 4 − 4 = 0
  4. 9 − 6 = 3
13.
5881
−4813

Answer: 1068

  1. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  2. 7 − 1 = 6
  3. 8 − 8 = 0
  4. 5 − 4 = 1
14.
6127
−3589

Answer: 2538

  1. 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
  2. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  3. 0 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 5 = 5
  4. 5 − 3 = 2
15.
6395
−2686

Answer: 3709

  1. 5 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 6 = 9
  2. 8 − 8 = 0
  3. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
16.
6058
−3017

Answer: 3041

  1. 8 − 7 = 1
  2. 5 − 1 = 4
  3. 0 − 0 = 0
  4. 6 − 3 = 3
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