2nd Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 2nd Grade subtraction worksheet.
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Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.
1.
85
−75
Answer: 10
- 5 − 5 = 0
- 8 − 7 = 1
2.
67
−30
Answer: 37
- 7 − 0 = 7
- 6 − 3 = 3
3.
83
−77
Answer: 6
- 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
- 7 − 7 = 0
4.
84
−68
Answer: 16
- 4 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 8 = 6
- 7 − 6 = 1
5.
98
−39
Answer: 59
- 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
- 8 − 3 = 5
6.
61
−53
Answer: 8
- 1 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 3 = 8
- 5 − 5 = 0
7.
58
−42
Answer: 16
- 8 − 2 = 6
- 5 − 4 = 1
8.
63
−16
Answer: 47
- 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
- 5 − 1 = 4
9.
76
−40
Answer: 36
- 6 − 0 = 6
- 7 − 4 = 3
10.
80
−35
Answer: 45
- 0 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 5 = 5
- 7 − 3 = 4
11.
36
−20
Answer: 16
- 6 − 0 = 6
- 3 − 2 = 1
12.
46
−23
Answer: 23
- 6 − 3 = 3
- 4 − 2 = 2
13.
77
−15
Answer: 62
- 7 − 5 = 2
- 7 − 1 = 6
14.
94
−44
Answer: 50
- 4 − 4 = 0
- 9 − 4 = 5
15.
44
−18
Answer: 26
- 4 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 8 = 6
- 3 − 1 = 2
16.
65
−51
Answer: 14
- 5 − 1 = 4
- 6 − 5 = 1
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