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Year 1 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers

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Year 1 · Mathematics · Subtraction

Year 1 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers

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Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
80
−43

Answer: 37

  1. 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
  2. 7 − 4 = 3
2.
46
−24

Answer: 22

  1. 6 − 4 = 2
  2. 4 − 2 = 2
3.
63
−49

Answer: 14

  1. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  2. 5 − 4 = 1
4.
33
−11

Answer: 22

  1. 3 − 1 = 2
  2. 3 − 1 = 2
5.
53
−28

Answer: 25

  1. 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
  2. 4 − 2 = 2
6.
45
−12

Answer: 33

  1. 5 − 2 = 3
  2. 4 − 1 = 3
7.
66
−54

Answer: 12

  1. 6 − 4 = 2
  2. 6 − 5 = 1
8.
94
−63

Answer: 31

  1. 4 − 3 = 1
  2. 9 − 6 = 3
9.
88
−30

Answer: 58

  1. 8 − 0 = 8
  2. 8 − 3 = 5
10.
66
−12

Answer: 54

  1. 6 − 2 = 4
  2. 6 − 1 = 5
11.
68
−38

Answer: 30

  1. 8 − 8 = 0
  2. 6 − 3 = 3
12.
82
−50

Answer: 32

  1. 2 − 0 = 2
  2. 8 − 5 = 3
13.
91
−32

Answer: 59

  1. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  2. 8 − 3 = 5
14.
34
−18

Answer: 16

  1. 4 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 8 = 6
  2. 2 − 1 = 1
15.
49
−34

Answer: 15

  1. 9 − 4 = 5
  2. 4 − 3 = 1
16.
52
−35

Answer: 17

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