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2nd Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

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2nd Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
8055
−7014

Answer: 1041

  1. 5 − 4 = 1
  2. 5 − 1 = 4
  3. 0 − 0 = 0
  4. 8 − 7 = 1
2.
3902
−2737

Answer: 1165

  1. 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 3 = 6
  3. 8 − 7 = 1
  4. 3 − 2 = 1
3.
9192
−6212

Answer: 2980

  1. 2 − 2 = 0
  2. 9 − 1 = 8
  3. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  4. 8 − 6 = 2
4.
8502
−7884

Answer: 618

  1. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  2. 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 8 = 1
  3. 4 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 8 = 6
  4. 7 − 7 = 0
5.
9849
−6697

Answer: 3152

  1. 9 − 7 = 2
  2. 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
  3. 7 − 6 = 1
  4. 9 − 6 = 3
6.
5848
−2727

Answer: 3121

  1. 8 − 7 = 1
  2. 4 − 2 = 2
  3. 8 − 7 = 1
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
7.
9488
−4384

Answer: 5104

  1. 8 − 4 = 4
  2. 8 − 8 = 0
  3. 4 − 3 = 1
  4. 9 − 4 = 5
8.
7943
−6544

Answer: 1399

  1. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  2. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  3. 8 − 5 = 3
  4. 7 − 6 = 1
9.
9376
−1873

Answer: 7503

  1. 6 − 3 = 3
  2. 7 − 7 = 0
  3. 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
  4. 8 − 1 = 7
10.
4840
−1333

Answer: 3507

  1. 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
  2. 3 − 3 = 0
  3. 8 − 3 = 5
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
11.
7104
−3972

Answer: 3132

  1. 4 − 2 = 2
  2. 0 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 7 = 3
  3. 0 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 9 = 1
  4. 6 − 3 = 3
12.
6135
−5594

Answer: 541

  1. 5 − 4 = 1
  2. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  3. 0 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 5 = 5
  4. 5 − 5 = 0
13.
6960
−1006

Answer: 5954

  1. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  2. 5 − 0 = 5
  3. 9 − 0 = 9
  4. 6 − 1 = 5
14.
7758
−4413

Answer: 3345

  1. 8 − 3 = 5
  2. 5 − 1 = 4
  3. 7 − 4 = 3
  4. 7 − 4 = 3
15.
7300
−2050

Answer: 5250

  1. 0 − 0 = 0
  2. 0 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 5 = 5
  3. 2 − 0 = 2
  4. 7 − 2 = 5
16.
7861
−6834

Answer: 1027

  1. 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
  2. 5 − 3 = 2
  3. 8 − 8 = 0
  4. 7 − 6 = 1
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