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2nd Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 (Set 2) — Answers

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2nd Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 (Set 2) — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
418
−303

Answer: 115

  1. 8 − 3 = 5
  2. 1 − 0 = 1
  3. 4 − 3 = 1
2.
552
−356

Answer: 196

  1. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  2. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  3. 4 − 3 = 1
3.
471
−122

Answer: 349

  1. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  2. 6 − 2 = 4
  3. 4 − 1 = 3
4.
905
−515

Answer: 390

  1. 5 − 5 = 0
  2. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  3. 8 − 5 = 3
5.
926
−472

Answer: 454

  1. 6 − 2 = 4
  2. 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
  3. 8 − 4 = 4
6.
855
−144

Answer: 711

  1. 5 − 4 = 1
  2. 5 − 4 = 1
  3. 8 − 1 = 7
7.
689
−434

Answer: 255

  1. 9 − 4 = 5
  2. 8 − 3 = 5
  3. 6 − 4 = 2
8.
734
−479

Answer: 255

  1. 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
  2. 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
  3. 6 − 4 = 2
9.
564
−163

Answer: 401

  1. 4 − 3 = 1
  2. 6 − 6 = 0
  3. 5 − 1 = 4
10.
428
−245

Answer: 183

  1. 8 − 5 = 3
  2. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  3. 3 − 2 = 1
11.
885
−139

Answer: 746

  1. 5 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 9 = 6
  2. 7 − 3 = 4
  3. 8 − 1 = 7
12.
918
−826

Answer: 92

  1. 8 − 6 = 2
  2. 1 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 2 = 9
  3. 8 − 8 = 0
13.
499
−353

Answer: 146

  1. 9 − 3 = 6
  2. 9 − 5 = 4
  3. 4 − 3 = 1
14.
782
−454

Answer: 328

  1. 2 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 4 = 8
  2. 7 − 5 = 2
  3. 7 − 4 = 3
15.
617
−478

Answer: 139

  1. 7 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 8 = 9
  2. 0 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 7 = 3
  3. 5 − 4 = 1
16.
844
−475

Answer: 369

  1. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  2. 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
  3. 7 − 4 = 3
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