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Year 2 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 (Set 2) — Answers

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Year 2 · Mathematics · Subtraction

Year 2 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 (Set 2) — Answers

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Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
395
−218

Answer: 177

  1. 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
  2. 8 − 1 = 7
  3. 3 − 2 = 1
2.
519
−516

Answer: 3

  1. 9 − 6 = 3
  2. 1 − 1 = 0
  3. 5 − 5 = 0
3.
544
−425

Answer: 119

  1. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  2. 3 − 2 = 1
  3. 5 − 4 = 1
4.
582
−341

Answer: 241

  1. 2 − 1 = 1
  2. 8 − 4 = 4
  3. 5 − 3 = 2
5.
415
−297

Answer: 118

  1. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  2. 0 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 9 = 1
  3. 3 − 2 = 1
6.
561
−348

Answer: 213

  1. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  2. 5 − 4 = 1
  3. 5 − 3 = 2
7.
419
−111

Answer: 308

  1. 9 − 1 = 8
  2. 1 − 1 = 0
  3. 4 − 1 = 3
8.
387
−319

Answer: 68

  1. 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
  2. 7 − 1 = 6
  3. 3 − 3 = 0
9.
272
−146

Answer: 126

  1. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  2. 6 − 4 = 2
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
10.
572
−507

Answer: 65

  1. 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
  2. 6 − 0 = 6
  3. 5 − 5 = 0
11.
390
−290

Answer: 100

  1. 0 − 0 = 0
  2. 9 − 9 = 0
  3. 3 − 2 = 1
12.
675
−313

Answer: 362

  1. 5 − 3 = 2
  2. 7 − 1 = 6
  3. 6 − 3 = 3
13.
552
−164

Answer: 388

  1. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  2. 4 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 6 = 8
  3. 4 − 1 = 3
14.
307
−172

Answer: 135

  1. 7 − 2 = 5
  2. 0 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 7 = 3
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
15.
578
−440

Answer: 138

  1. 8 − 0 = 8
  2. 7 − 4 = 3
  3. 5 − 4 = 1
16.
932
−114

Answer: 818

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