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Year 2 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers

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Year 2 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
4498
−1345

Answer: 3153

  1. 8 − 5 = 3
  2. 9 − 4 = 5
  3. 4 − 3 = 1
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
2.
8817
−6690

Answer: 2127

  1. 7 − 0 = 7
  2. 1 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 9 = 2
  3. 7 − 6 = 1
  4. 8 − 6 = 2
3.
6911
−4962

Answer: 1949

  1. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  2. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  3. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  4. 5 − 4 = 1
4.
7142
−1998

Answer: 5144

  1. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  2. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  3. 0 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 9 = 1
  4. 6 − 1 = 5
5.
4110
−1352

Answer: 2758

  1. 0 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 2 = 8
  2. 0 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 5 = 5
  3. 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
6.
3968
−2557

Answer: 1411

  1. 8 − 7 = 1
  2. 6 − 5 = 1
  3. 9 − 5 = 4
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
7.
9125
−6733

Answer: 2392

  1. 5 − 3 = 2
  2. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  3. 0 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 7 = 3
  4. 8 − 6 = 2
8.
7617
−4249

Answer: 3368

  1. 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
  2. 0 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 4 = 6
  3. 5 − 2 = 3
  4. 7 − 4 = 3
9.
9091
−7218

Answer: 1873

  1. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  2. 8 − 1 = 7
  3. 0 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 2 = 8
  4. 8 − 7 = 1
10.
3302
−1903

Answer: 1399

  1. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 0 = 9
  3. 2 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 9 = 3
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
11.
6135
−2617

Answer: 3518

  1. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  2. 2 − 1 = 1
  3. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
12.
6912
−3186

Answer: 3726

  1. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  2. 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
  3. 8 − 1 = 7
  4. 6 − 3 = 3
13.
9246
−3392

Answer: 5854

  1. 6 − 2 = 4
  2. 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
  3. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  4. 8 − 3 = 5
14.
5823
−2581

Answer: 3242

  1. 3 − 1 = 2
  2. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  3. 7 − 5 = 2
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
15.
7710
−6557

Answer: 1153

  1. 0 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 7 = 3
  2. 0 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 5 = 5
  3. 6 − 5 = 1
  4. 7 − 6 = 1
16.
6013
−1569

Answer: 4444

  1. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  2. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 5 = 4
  4. 5 − 1 = 4
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