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Multi-digit subtraction with regrouping practice

Multi-digit subtraction with regrouping is a grade 3 math skill aligned to Common Core standard 3.NBT.A.2: fluently add and subtract within 1000 using strategies and algorithms based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction. Below are 8 practice questions with answers and step-by-step explanations, drawn from the 159 multi-digit subtraction with regrouping problems our math games drill.

CCSS 3.NBT.A.2159 questions in the bank
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Question 1easy

What is 20−1920 - 19?

20−19=120 - 19 = 1.

Question 2easy

What is 80−7980 - 79?

80−79=180 - 79 = 1.

Question 3easy

What is 31−2931 - 29?

31−29=231 - 29 = 2.

Question 4easy

What is 70−6770 - 67?

70−67=370 - 67 = 3.

Question 5easy

What is 21−1821 - 18?

21−18=321 - 18 = 3.

Question 6easy

What is 92−8992 - 89?

92−89=392 - 89 = 3.

Question 7easy

What is 31−2731 - 27?

31−27=431 - 27 = 4.

Question 8easy

What is 54−4954 - 49?

54−49=554 - 49 = 5.

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