Year 2 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — 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.
47
−44
Answer: 3
- 7 − 4 = 3
- 4 − 4 = 0
2.
41
−12
Answer: 29
- 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
- 3 − 1 = 2
3.
65
−63
Answer: 2
- 5 − 3 = 2
- 6 − 6 = 0
4.
36
−34
Answer: 2
- 6 − 4 = 2
- 3 − 3 = 0
5.
39
−14
Answer: 25
- 9 − 4 = 5
- 3 − 1 = 2
6.
84
−35
Answer: 49
- 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
- 7 − 3 = 4
7.
45
−22
Answer: 23
- 5 − 2 = 3
- 4 − 2 = 2
8.
89
−48
Answer: 41
- 9 − 8 = 1
- 8 − 4 = 4
9.
30
−24
Answer: 6
- 0 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 4 = 6
- 2 − 2 = 0
10.
82
−43
Answer: 39
- 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
- 7 − 4 = 3
11.
90
−33
Answer: 57
- 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
- 8 − 3 = 5
12.
78
−51
Answer: 27
- 8 − 1 = 7
- 7 − 5 = 2
13.
73
−19
Answer: 54
- 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
- 6 − 1 = 5
14.
78
−16
Answer: 62
- 8 − 6 = 2
- 7 − 1 = 6
15.
59
−17
Answer: 42
- 9 − 7 = 2
- 5 − 1 = 4
16.
67
−48
Answer: 19
- 7 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 8 = 9
- 5 − 4 = 1
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