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Year 2 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers

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Year 2 · Mathematics · Subtraction

Year 2 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers

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Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
542
−121

Answer: 421

  1. 2 − 1 = 1
  2. 4 − 2 = 2
  3. 5 − 1 = 4
2.
452
−199

Answer: 253

  1. 2 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 9 = 3
  2. 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
  3. 3 − 1 = 2
3.
817
−784

Answer: 33

  1. 7 − 4 = 3
  2. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  3. 7 − 7 = 0
4.
702
−102

Answer: 600

  1. 2 − 2 = 0
  2. 0 − 0 = 0
  3. 7 − 1 = 6
5.
260
−235

Answer: 25

  1. 0 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 5 = 5
  2. 5 − 3 = 2
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
6.
561
−400

Answer: 161

  1. 1 − 0 = 1
  2. 6 − 0 = 6
  3. 5 − 4 = 1
7.
631
−494

Answer: 137

  1. 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
  2. 2 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 9 = 3
  3. 5 − 4 = 1
8.
458
−355

Answer: 103

  1. 8 − 5 = 3
  2. 5 − 5 = 0
  3. 4 − 3 = 1
9.
441
−372

Answer: 69

  1. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  2. 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
  3. 3 − 3 = 0
10.
857
−135

Answer: 722

  1. 7 − 5 = 2
  2. 5 − 3 = 2
  3. 8 − 1 = 7
11.
592
−470

Answer: 122

  1. 2 − 0 = 2
  2. 9 − 7 = 2
  3. 5 − 4 = 1
12.
788
−549

Answer: 239

  1. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  2. 7 − 4 = 3
  3. 7 − 5 = 2
13.
595
−205

Answer: 390

  1. 5 − 5 = 0
  2. 9 − 0 = 9
  3. 5 − 2 = 3
14.
434
−374

Answer: 60

  1. 4 − 4 = 0
  2. 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
  3. 3 − 3 = 0
15.
941
−447

Answer: 494

  1. 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
  2. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  3. 8 − 4 = 4
16.
603
−554

Answer: 49

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