2nd Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 2nd Grade subtraction worksheet.
2nd Grade Subtraction Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.
1.
310
−240
Answer: 70
- 0 − 0 = 0
- 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
- 2 − 2 = 0
2.
965
−951
Answer: 14
- 5 − 1 = 4
- 6 − 5 = 1
- 9 − 9 = 0
3.
600
−276
Answer: 324
- 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
- 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 7 = 2
- 5 − 2 = 3
4.
358
−137
Answer: 221
- 8 − 7 = 1
- 5 − 3 = 2
- 3 − 1 = 2
5.
958
−556
Answer: 402
- 8 − 6 = 2
- 5 − 5 = 0
- 9 − 5 = 4
6.
690
−432
Answer: 258
- 0 is less than 2: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 2 = 8
- 8 − 3 = 5
- 6 − 4 = 2
7.
304
−219
Answer: 85
- 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
- 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 1 = 8
- 2 − 2 = 0
8.
610
−378
Answer: 232
- 0 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 8 = 2
- 0 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 7 = 3
- 5 − 3 = 2
9.
320
−216
Answer: 104
- 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
- 1 − 1 = 0
- 3 − 2 = 1
10.
280
−137
Answer: 143
- 0 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 7 = 3
- 7 − 3 = 4
- 2 − 1 = 1
11.
942
−708
Answer: 234
- 2 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 8 = 4
- 3 − 0 = 3
- 9 − 7 = 2
12.
448
−117
Answer: 331
- 8 − 7 = 1
- 4 − 1 = 3
- 4 − 1 = 3
13.
804
−108
Answer: 696
- 4 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 8 = 6
- 0 lent 1 to the column before, so regroup again: this column becomes 9 → 9 − 0 = 9
- 7 − 1 = 6
14.
406
−214
Answer: 192
- 6 − 4 = 2
- 0 is less than 1: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 1 = 9
- 3 − 2 = 1
15.
909
−895
Answer: 14
- 9 − 5 = 4
- 0 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 9 = 1
- 8 − 8 = 0
16.
498
−172
Answer: 326
- 8 − 2 = 6
- 9 − 7 = 2
- 4 − 1 = 3
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