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Year 2 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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Year 2 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
9112
−6141

Answer: 2971

  1. 2 − 1 = 1
  2. 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
  3. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  4. 8 − 6 = 2
2.
6367
−6186

Answer: 181

  1. 7 − 6 = 1
  2. 6 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 8 = 8
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
  4. 6 − 6 = 0
3.
4231
−2648

Answer: 1583

  1. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  2. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  3. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
4.
2687
−1015

Answer: 1672

  1. 7 − 5 = 2
  2. 8 − 1 = 7
  3. 6 − 0 = 6
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
5.
8624
−7837

Answer: 787

  1. 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
  2. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  3. 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
  4. 7 − 7 = 0
6.
9712
−8166

Answer: 1546

  1. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  2. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  3. 6 − 1 = 5
  4. 9 − 8 = 1
7.
8585
−3353

Answer: 5232

  1. 5 − 3 = 2
  2. 8 − 5 = 3
  3. 5 − 3 = 2
  4. 8 − 3 = 5
8.
8441
−7232

Answer: 1209

  1. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  2. 3 − 3 = 0
  3. 4 − 2 = 2
  4. 8 − 7 = 1
9.
5923
−3152

Answer: 2771

  1. 3 − 2 = 1
  2. 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
  3. 8 − 1 = 7
  4. 5 − 3 = 2
10.
3184
−2492

Answer: 692

  1. 4 − 2 = 2
  2. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  3. 0 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 4 = 6
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
11.
5279
−5075

Answer: 204

  1. 9 − 5 = 4
  2. 7 − 7 = 0
  3. 2 − 0 = 2
  4. 5 − 5 = 0
12.
4718
−4613

Answer: 105

  1. 8 − 3 = 5
  2. 1 − 1 = 0
  3. 7 − 6 = 1
  4. 4 − 4 = 0
13.
7142
−2341

Answer: 4801

  1. 2 − 1 = 1
  2. 4 − 4 = 0
  3. 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
  4. 6 − 2 = 4
14.
3269
−1341

Answer: 1928

  1. 9 − 1 = 8
  2. 6 − 4 = 2
  3. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
15.
5346
−3955

Answer: 1391

  1. 6 − 5 = 1
  2. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  3. 2 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 9 = 3
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
16.
2147
−1721

Answer: 426

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