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2nd Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers

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2nd Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
4356
−1284

Answer: 3072

  1. 6 − 4 = 2
  2. 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
2.
4732
−4588

Answer: 144

  1. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  2. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  3. 6 − 5 = 1
  4. 4 − 4 = 0
3.
7733
−1640

Answer: 6093

  1. 3 − 0 = 3
  2. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  3. 6 − 6 = 0
  4. 7 − 1 = 6
4.
4873
−2595

Answer: 2278

  1. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  2. 6 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 9 = 7
  3. 7 − 5 = 2
  4. 4 − 2 = 2
5.
8789
−5331

Answer: 3458

  1. 9 − 1 = 8
  2. 8 − 3 = 5
  3. 7 − 3 = 4
  4. 8 − 5 = 3
6.
2739
−2073

Answer: 666

  1. 9 − 3 = 6
  2. 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
  3. 6 − 0 = 6
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
7.
6072
−5975

Answer: 97

  1. 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
  2. 6 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 16 − 7 = 9
  3. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 9 = 0
  4. 5 − 5 = 0
8.
5999
−5721

Answer: 278

  1. 9 − 1 = 8
  2. 9 − 2 = 7
  3. 9 − 7 = 2
  4. 5 − 5 = 0
9.
4030
−4006

Answer: 24

  1. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  2. 2 − 0 = 2
  3. 0 − 0 = 0
  4. 4 − 4 = 0
10.
4813
−1550

Answer: 3263

  1. 3 − 0 = 3
  2. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  3. 7 − 5 = 2
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
11.
4169
−3756

Answer: 413

  1. 9 − 6 = 3
  2. 6 − 5 = 1
  3. 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
12.
9268
−4357

Answer: 4911

  1. 8 − 7 = 1
  2. 6 − 5 = 1
  3. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  4. 8 − 4 = 4
13.
8377
−5651

Answer: 2726

  1. 7 − 1 = 6
  2. 7 − 5 = 2
  3. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  4. 7 − 5 = 2
14.
6203
−5896

Answer: 307

  1. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 9 = 0
  3. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  4. 5 − 5 = 0
15.
6227
−2811

Answer: 3416

  1. 7 − 1 = 6
  2. 2 − 1 = 1
  3. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
16.
2149
−1623

Answer: 526

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