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Year 2 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers

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Year 2 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
9443
−7876

Answer: 1567

  1. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  2. 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
  3. 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
  4. 8 − 7 = 1
2.
2329
−1769

Answer: 560

  1. 9 − 9 = 0
  2. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  3. 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
3.
6521
−3444

Answer: 3077

  1. 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
  2. 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
  3. 4 − 4 = 0
  4. 6 − 3 = 3
4.
8988
−6685

Answer: 2303

  1. 8 − 5 = 3
  2. 8 − 8 = 0
  3. 9 − 6 = 3
  4. 8 − 6 = 2
5.
6699
−2495

Answer: 4204

  1. 9 − 5 = 4
  2. 9 − 9 = 0
  3. 6 − 4 = 2
  4. 6 − 2 = 4
6.
2497
−2074

Answer: 423

  1. 7 − 4 = 3
  2. 9 − 7 = 2
  3. 4 − 0 = 4
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
7.
7169
−4506

Answer: 2663

  1. 9 − 6 = 3
  2. 6 − 0 = 6
  3. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  4. 6 − 4 = 2
8.
8665
−2313

Answer: 6352

  1. 5 − 3 = 2
  2. 6 − 1 = 5
  3. 6 − 3 = 3
  4. 8 − 2 = 6
9.
4742
−2588

Answer: 2154

  1. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  2. 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
  3. 6 − 5 = 1
  4. 4 − 2 = 2
10.
7122
−4362

Answer: 2760

  1. 2 − 2 = 0
  2. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  3. 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
  4. 6 − 4 = 2
11.
7596
−6530

Answer: 1066

  1. 6 − 0 = 6
  2. 9 − 3 = 6
  3. 5 − 5 = 0
  4. 7 − 6 = 1
12.
6154
−4039

Answer: 2115

  1. 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
  2. 4 − 3 = 1
  3. 1 − 0 = 1
  4. 6 − 4 = 2
13.
8976
−7471

Answer: 1505

  1. 6 − 1 = 5
  2. 7 − 7 = 0
  3. 9 − 4 = 5
  4. 8 − 7 = 1
14.
9581
−2770

Answer: 6811

  1. 1 − 0 = 1
  2. 8 − 7 = 1
  3. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  4. 8 − 2 = 6
15.
8997
−3790

Answer: 5207

  1. 7 − 0 = 7
  2. 9 − 9 = 0
  3. 9 − 7 = 2
  4. 8 − 3 = 5
16.
3691
−1372

Answer: 2319

  1. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  2. 8 − 7 = 1
  3. 6 − 3 = 3
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
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