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Year 2 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

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Year 2 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
9640
−6786

Answer: 2854

  1. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  2. 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
  3. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  4. 8 − 6 = 2
2.
8611
−7108

Answer: 1503

  1. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  2. 0 − 0 = 0
  3. 6 − 1 = 5
  4. 8 − 7 = 1
3.
4715
−3924

Answer: 791

  1. 5 − 4 = 1
  2. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  3. 6 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 9 = 7
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
4.
2064
−1157

Answer: 907

  1. 4 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 7 = 7
  2. 5 − 5 = 0
  3. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
5.
9936
−7290

Answer: 2646

  1. 6 − 0 = 6
  2. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  3. 8 − 2 = 6
  4. 9 − 7 = 2
6.
9092
−1792

Answer: 7300

  1. 2 − 2 = 0
  2. 9 − 9 = 0
  3. 0 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 7 = 3
  4. 8 − 1 = 7
7.
8648
−7937

Answer: 711

  1. 8 − 7 = 1
  2. 4 − 3 = 1
  3. 6 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 9 = 7
  4. 7 − 7 = 0
8.
6230
−3458

Answer: 2772

  1. 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
  2. 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
  3. 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
  4. 5 − 3 = 2
9.
4423
−2932

Answer: 1491

  1. 3 − 2 = 1
  2. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  3. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
10.
5405
−3968

Answer: 1437

  1. 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 6 = 3
  3. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
11.
6045
−1452

Answer: 4593

  1. 5 − 2 = 3
  2. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 4 = 5
  4. 5 − 1 = 4
12.
6835
−6745

Answer: 90

  1. 5 − 5 = 0
  2. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  3. 7 − 7 = 0
  4. 6 − 6 = 0
13.
3797
−3380

Answer: 417

  1. 7 − 0 = 7
  2. 9 − 8 = 1
  3. 7 − 3 = 4
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
14.
4824
−2705

Answer: 2119

  1. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  2. 1 − 0 = 1
  3. 8 − 7 = 1
  4. 4 − 2 = 2
15.
4085
−1765

Answer: 2320

  1. 5 − 5 = 0
  2. 8 − 6 = 2
  3. 0 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 7 = 3
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
16.
4866
−3450

Answer: 1416

  1. 6 − 0 = 6
  2. 6 − 5 = 1
  3. 8 − 4 = 4
  4. 4 − 3 = 1
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