Year 2 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 2 subtraction worksheet.
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Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.
1.
79
−59
Answer: 20
- 9 − 9 = 0
- 7 − 5 = 2
2.
97
−81
Answer: 16
- 7 − 1 = 6
- 9 − 8 = 1
3.
94
−83
Answer: 11
- 4 − 3 = 1
- 9 − 8 = 1
4.
67
−48
Answer: 19
- 7 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 8 = 9
- 5 − 4 = 1
5.
94
−43
Answer: 51
- 4 − 3 = 1
- 9 − 4 = 5
6.
30
−25
Answer: 5
- 0 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 5 = 5
- 2 − 2 = 0
7.
65
−56
Answer: 9
- 5 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 6 = 9
- 5 − 5 = 0
8.
49
−39
Answer: 10
- 9 − 9 = 0
- 4 − 3 = 1
9.
63
−13
Answer: 50
- 3 − 3 = 0
- 6 − 1 = 5
10.
74
−33
Answer: 41
- 4 − 3 = 1
- 7 − 3 = 4
11.
38
−20
Answer: 18
- 8 − 0 = 8
- 3 − 2 = 1
12.
51
−15
Answer: 36
- 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
- 4 − 1 = 3
13.
72
−25
Answer: 47
- 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
- 6 − 2 = 4
14.
66
−38
Answer: 28
- 6 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 8 = 8
- 5 − 3 = 2
15.
98
−78
Answer: 20
- 8 − 8 = 0
- 9 − 7 = 2
16.
33
−18
Answer: 15
- 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
- 2 − 1 = 1
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