Year 2 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — 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.
42
−20
Answer: 22
- 2 − 0 = 2
- 4 − 2 = 2
2.
36
−33
Answer: 3
- 6 − 3 = 3
- 3 − 3 = 0
3.
41
−35
Answer: 6
- 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
- 3 − 3 = 0
4.
93
−30
Answer: 63
- 3 − 0 = 3
- 9 − 3 = 6
5.
97
−20
Answer: 77
- 7 − 0 = 7
- 9 − 2 = 7
6.
51
−39
Answer: 12
- 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
- 4 − 3 = 1
7.
78
−24
Answer: 54
- 8 − 4 = 4
- 7 − 2 = 5
8.
57
−36
Answer: 21
- 7 − 6 = 1
- 5 − 3 = 2
9.
39
−36
Answer: 3
- 9 − 6 = 3
- 3 − 3 = 0
10.
73
−30
Answer: 43
- 3 − 0 = 3
- 7 − 3 = 4
11.
47
−39
Answer: 8
- 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
- 3 − 3 = 0
12.
42
−38
Answer: 4
- 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
- 3 − 3 = 0
13.
77
−48
Answer: 29
- 7 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 8 = 9
- 6 − 4 = 2
14.
43
−21
Answer: 22
- 3 − 1 = 2
- 4 − 2 = 2
15.
95
−36
Answer: 59
- 5 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 6 = 9
- 8 − 3 = 5
16.
67
−53
Answer: 14
- 7 − 3 = 4
- 6 − 5 = 1
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