Year 2 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 2 subtraction worksheet.
Year 2 · Mathematics · Subtraction
Year 2 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
Success Tutoring
Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.
1.
445
−414
Answer: 31
- 5 − 4 = 1
- 4 − 1 = 3
- 4 − 4 = 0
2.
421
−237
Answer: 184
- 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
- 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
- 3 − 2 = 1
3.
542
−320
Answer: 222
- 2 − 0 = 2
- 4 − 2 = 2
- 5 − 3 = 2
4.
987
−824
Answer: 163
- 7 − 4 = 3
- 8 − 2 = 6
- 9 − 8 = 1
5.
626
−249
Answer: 377
- 6 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 9 = 7
- 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
- 5 − 2 = 3
6.
603
−412
Answer: 191
- 3 − 2 = 1
- 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
- 5 − 4 = 1
7.
901
−412
Answer: 489
- 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
- 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 1 = 8
- 8 − 4 = 4
8.
564
−187
Answer: 377
- 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
- 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
- 4 − 1 = 3
9.
962
−852
Answer: 110
- 2 − 2 = 0
- 6 − 5 = 1
- 9 − 8 = 1
10.
951
−413
Answer: 538
- 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
- 4 − 1 = 3
- 9 − 4 = 5
11.
306
−113
Answer: 193
- 6 − 3 = 3
- 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
- 2 − 1 = 1
12.
365
−322
Answer: 43
- 5 − 2 = 3
- 6 − 2 = 4
- 3 − 3 = 0
13.
731
−440
Answer: 291
- 1 − 0 = 1
- 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
- 6 − 4 = 2
14.
742
−386
Answer: 356
- 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
- 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
- 6 − 3 = 3
15.
407
−318
Answer: 89
- 7 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 8 = 9
- 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 1 = 8
- 3 − 3 = 0
16.
547
−329
Answer: 218
- 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
- 3 − 2 = 1
- 5 − 3 = 2
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