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2nd Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers

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2nd Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
734
−465

Answer: 269

  1. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  2. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  3. 6 − 4 = 2
2.
762
−735

Answer: 27

  1. 2 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 5 = 7
  2. 5 − 3 = 2
  3. 7 − 7 = 0
3.
723
−659

Answer: 64

  1. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  2. 1 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 5 = 6
  3. 6 − 6 = 0
4.
276
−192

Answer: 84

  1. 6 − 2 = 4
  2. 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
  3. 1 − 1 = 0
5.
735
−487

Answer: 248

  1. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  2. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  3. 6 − 4 = 2
6.
459
−199

Answer: 260

  1. 9 − 9 = 0
  2. 5 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 9 = 6
  3. 3 − 1 = 2
7.
521
−178

Answer: 343

  1. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  2. 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
  3. 4 − 1 = 3
8.
368
−219

Answer: 149

  1. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  2. 5 − 1 = 4
  3. 3 − 2 = 1
9.
613
−607

Answer: 6

  1. 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
  2. 0 − 0 = 0
  3. 6 − 6 = 0
10.
656
−144

Answer: 512

  1. 6 − 4 = 2
  2. 5 − 4 = 1
  3. 6 − 1 = 5
11.
558
−458

Answer: 100

  1. 8 − 8 = 0
  2. 5 − 5 = 0
  3. 5 − 4 = 1
12.
541
−474

Answer: 67

  1. 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
  2. 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
  3. 4 − 4 = 0
13.
905
−322

Answer: 583

  1. 5 − 2 = 3
  2. 0 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 2 = 8
  3. 8 − 3 = 5
14.
472
−467

Answer: 5

  1. 2 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 7 = 5
  2. 6 − 6 = 0
  3. 4 − 4 = 0
15.
663
−575

Answer: 88

  1. 3 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 5 = 8
  2. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  3. 5 − 5 = 0
16.
785
−607

Answer: 178

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