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

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

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
885
−279

Answer: 606

  1. 5 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 9 = 6
  2. 7 − 7 = 0
  3. 8 − 2 = 6
2.
747
−388

Answer: 359

  1. 7 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 8 = 9
  2. 3 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 8 = 5
  3. 6 − 3 = 3
3.
549
−303

Answer: 246

  1. 9 − 3 = 6
  2. 4 − 0 = 4
  3. 5 − 3 = 2
4.
631
−571

Answer: 60

  1. 1 − 1 = 0
  2. 3 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 7 = 6
  3. 5 − 5 = 0
5.
321
−280

Answer: 41

  1. 1 − 0 = 1
  2. 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
  3. 2 − 2 = 0
6.
277
−129

Answer: 148

  1. 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
  2. 6 − 2 = 4
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
7.
969
−608

Answer: 361

  1. 9 − 8 = 1
  2. 6 − 0 = 6
  3. 9 − 6 = 3
8.
889
−338

Answer: 551

  1. 9 − 8 = 1
  2. 8 − 3 = 5
  3. 8 − 3 = 5
9.
640
−591

Answer: 49

  1. 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
  2. 3 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 9 = 4
  3. 5 − 5 = 0
10.
869
−253

Answer: 616

  1. 9 − 3 = 6
  2. 6 − 5 = 1
  3. 8 − 2 = 6
11.
987
−844

Answer: 143

  1. 7 − 4 = 3
  2. 8 − 4 = 4
  3. 9 − 8 = 1
12.
824
−463

Answer: 361

  1. 4 − 3 = 1
  2. 2 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 6 = 6
  3. 7 − 4 = 3
13.
663
−274

Answer: 389

  1. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  2. 5 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 7 = 8
  3. 5 − 2 = 3
14.
909
−779

Answer: 130

  1. 9 − 9 = 0
  2. 0 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 7 = 3
  3. 8 − 7 = 1
15.
340
−166

Answer: 174

  1. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  2. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
16.
471
−330

Answer: 141

  1. 1 − 0 = 1
  2. 7 − 3 = 4
  3. 4 − 3 = 1
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