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3rd Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

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3rd Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
3386
−2946

Answer: 440

  1. 6 − 6 = 0
  2. 8 − 4 = 4
  3. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
2.
9153
−8150

Answer: 1003

  1. 3 − 0 = 3
  2. 5 − 5 = 0
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
  4. 9 − 8 = 1
3.
6370
−1870

Answer: 4500

  1. 0 − 0 = 0
  2. 7 − 7 = 0
  3. 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
  4. 5 − 1 = 4
4.
4448
−1776

Answer: 2672

  1. 8 − 6 = 2
  2. 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
  3. 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
5.
5082
−3762

Answer: 1320

  1. 2 − 2 = 0
  2. 8 − 6 = 2
  3. 0 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 7 = 3
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
6.
8320
−7786

Answer: 534

  1. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  2. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  3. 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
  4. 7 − 7 = 0
7.
5567
−2541

Answer: 3026

  1. 7 − 1 = 6
  2. 6 − 4 = 2
  3. 5 − 5 = 0
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
8.
3658
−2609

Answer: 1049

  1. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  2. 4 − 0 = 4
  3. 6 − 6 = 0
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
9.
2052
−1999

Answer: 53

  1. 2 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 9 = 3
  2. 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 9 = 0
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
10.
8723
−6467

Answer: 2256

  1. 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
  2. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  3. 6 − 4 = 2
  4. 8 − 6 = 2
11.
4391
−2197

Answer: 2194

  1. 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
  2. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
  4. 4 − 2 = 2
12.
8532
−7504

Answer: 1028

  1. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  2. 2 − 0 = 2
  3. 5 − 5 = 0
  4. 8 − 7 = 1
13.
5874
−3552

Answer: 2322

  1. 4 − 2 = 2
  2. 7 − 5 = 2
  3. 8 − 5 = 3
  4. 5 − 3 = 2
14.
9844
−2838

Answer: 7006

  1. 4 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 8 = 6
  2. 3 − 3 = 0
  3. 8 − 8 = 0
  4. 9 − 2 = 7
15.
8903
−2547

Answer: 6356

  1. 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 4 = 5
  3. 8 − 5 = 3
  4. 8 − 2 = 6
16.
6521
−4860

Answer: 1661

  1. 1 − 0 = 1
  2. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  3. 4 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 8 = 6
  4. 5 − 4 = 1
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