Year 2 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — 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.
64
−53
Answer: 11
- 4 − 3 = 1
- 6 − 5 = 1
2.
51
−35
Answer: 16
- 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
- 4 − 3 = 1
3.
57
−48
Answer: 9
- 7 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 8 = 9
- 4 − 4 = 0
4.
56
−43
Answer: 13
- 6 − 3 = 3
- 5 − 4 = 1
5.
31
−22
Answer: 9
- 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
- 2 − 2 = 0
6.
38
−37
Answer: 1
- 8 − 7 = 1
- 3 − 3 = 0
7.
68
−44
Answer: 24
- 8 − 4 = 4
- 6 − 4 = 2
8.
58
−14
Answer: 44
- 8 − 4 = 4
- 5 − 1 = 4
9.
55
−24
Answer: 31
- 5 − 4 = 1
- 5 − 2 = 3
10.
39
−27
Answer: 12
- 9 − 7 = 2
- 3 − 2 = 1
11.
84
−72
Answer: 12
- 4 − 2 = 2
- 8 − 7 = 1
12.
52
−15
Answer: 37
- 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
- 4 − 1 = 3
13.
41
−22
Answer: 19
- 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
- 3 − 2 = 1
14.
38
−33
Answer: 5
- 8 − 3 = 5
- 3 − 3 = 0
15.
98
−34
Answer: 64
- 8 − 4 = 4
- 9 − 3 = 6
16.
36
−32
Answer: 4
- 6 − 2 = 4
- 3 − 3 = 0
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