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Year 2 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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Year 2 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
9047
−2226

Answer: 6821

  1. 7 − 6 = 1
  2. 4 − 2 = 2
  3. 0 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 2 = 8
  4. 8 − 2 = 6
2.
5724
−1903

Answer: 3821

  1. 4 − 3 = 1
  2. 2 − 0 = 2
  3. 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
3.
6592
−5263

Answer: 1329

  1. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  2. 8 − 6 = 2
  3. 5 − 2 = 3
  4. 6 − 5 = 1
4.
4768
−2282

Answer: 2486

  1. 8 − 2 = 6
  2. 6 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 8 = 8
  3. 6 − 2 = 4
  4. 4 − 2 = 2
5.
9192
−5133

Answer: 4059

  1. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  2. 8 − 3 = 5
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
  4. 9 − 5 = 4
6.
8314
−8129

Answer: 185

  1. 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
  2. 0 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 2 = 8
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
  4. 8 − 8 = 0
7.
7847
−5846

Answer: 2001

  1. 7 − 6 = 1
  2. 4 − 4 = 0
  3. 8 − 8 = 0
  4. 7 − 5 = 2
8.
2622
−2065

Answer: 557

  1. 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
  2. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  3. 5 − 0 = 5
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
9.
3244
−1945

Answer: 1299

  1. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  2. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  3. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
10.
5080
−2038

Answer: 3042

  1. 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
  2. 7 − 3 = 4
  3. 0 − 0 = 0
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
11.
5562
−4860

Answer: 702

  1. 2 − 0 = 2
  2. 6 − 6 = 0
  3. 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
  4. 4 − 4 = 0
12.
4760
−2218

Answer: 2542

  1. 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
  2. 5 − 1 = 4
  3. 7 − 2 = 5
  4. 4 − 2 = 2
13.
7901
−6843

Answer: 1058

  1. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 4 = 5
  3. 8 − 8 = 0
  4. 7 − 6 = 1
14.
5740
−1961

Answer: 3779

  1. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  2. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  3. 6 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 9 = 7
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
15.
8467
−2855

Answer: 5612

  1. 7 − 5 = 2
  2. 6 − 5 = 1
  3. 4 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 8 = 6
  4. 7 − 2 = 5
16.
9762
−3977

Answer: 5785

  1. 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
  2. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  3. 6 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 9 = 7
  4. 8 − 3 = 5
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