Year 2 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — 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.
32
−14
Answer: 18
- 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
- 2 − 1 = 1
2.
44
−11
Answer: 33
- 4 − 1 = 3
- 4 − 1 = 3
3.
42
−12
Answer: 30
- 2 − 2 = 0
- 4 − 1 = 3
4.
37
−15
Answer: 22
- 7 − 5 = 2
- 3 − 1 = 2
5.
62
−57
Answer: 5
- 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
- 5 − 5 = 0
6.
68
−56
Answer: 12
- 8 − 6 = 2
- 6 − 5 = 1
7.
83
−42
Answer: 41
- 3 − 2 = 1
- 8 − 4 = 4
8.
37
−26
Answer: 11
- 7 − 6 = 1
- 3 − 2 = 1
9.
97
−67
Answer: 30
- 7 − 7 = 0
- 9 − 6 = 3
10.
31
−11
Answer: 20
- 1 − 1 = 0
- 3 − 1 = 2
11.
71
−52
Answer: 19
- 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
- 6 − 5 = 1
12.
54
−30
Answer: 24
- 4 − 0 = 4
- 5 − 3 = 2
13.
92
−73
Answer: 19
- 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
- 8 − 7 = 1
14.
65
−40
Answer: 25
- 5 − 0 = 5
- 6 − 4 = 2
15.
43
−28
Answer: 15
- 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
- 3 − 2 = 1
16.
76
−12
Answer: 64
- 6 − 2 = 4
- 7 − 1 = 6
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