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Year 2 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

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Year 2 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
2807
−1239

Answer: 1568

  1. 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 3 = 6
  3. 7 − 2 = 5
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
2.
2080
−1382

Answer: 698

  1. 0 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 2 = 8
  2. 7 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 8 = 9
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 3 = 6
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
3.
6257
−2344

Answer: 3913

  1. 7 − 4 = 3
  2. 5 − 4 = 1
  3. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
4.
7440
−4420

Answer: 3020

  1. 0 − 0 = 0
  2. 4 − 2 = 2
  3. 4 − 4 = 0
  4. 7 − 4 = 3
5.
6055
−4113

Answer: 1942

  1. 5 − 3 = 2
  2. 5 − 1 = 4
  3. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  4. 5 − 4 = 1
6.
3330
−1718

Answer: 1612

  1. 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
  2. 2 − 1 = 1
  3. 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
7.
2000
−1057

Answer: 943

  1. 0 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 7 = 3
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 5 = 4
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 0 = 9
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
8.
4212
−2560

Answer: 1652

  1. 2 − 0 = 2
  2. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  3. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
9.
2662
−2102

Answer: 560

  1. 2 − 2 = 0
  2. 6 − 0 = 6
  3. 6 − 1 = 5
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
10.
6916
−3199

Answer: 3717

  1. 6 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 9 = 7
  2. 0 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 9 = 1
  3. 8 − 1 = 7
  4. 6 − 3 = 3
11.
5484
−1136

Answer: 4348

  1. 4 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 6 = 8
  2. 7 − 3 = 4
  3. 4 − 1 = 3
  4. 5 − 1 = 4
12.
9436
−1686

Answer: 7750

  1. 6 − 6 = 0
  2. 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
  3. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  4. 8 − 1 = 7
13.
8820
−6662

Answer: 2158

  1. 0 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 2 = 8
  2. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  3. 7 − 6 = 1
  4. 8 − 6 = 2
14.
9391
−3970

Answer: 5421

  1. 1 − 0 = 1
  2. 9 − 7 = 2
  3. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  4. 8 − 3 = 5
15.
3546
−3451

Answer: 95

  1. 6 − 1 = 5
  2. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  3. 4 − 4 = 0
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
16.
6334
−1746

Answer: 4588

  1. 4 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 6 = 8
  2. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  3. 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
  4. 5 − 1 = 4
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