Subtraction for Class 2

  • Ages 7–8
  • 6 questions
  • With answers
  • Read aloud by Leo

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What to know first

Subtraction means taking one amount away from another, or finding the difference between them. When the bottom digit is bigger than the top one, you borrow ten from the next column. Checking is easy: add your answer back to the number you took away, and you should get the number you started with.

Questions

  1. What is 15 − 7?

    1. 6
    2. 7
    3. 8
    4. 9

  2. What is 40 − 25?

    1. 15
    2. 20
    3. 25
    4. 35

  3. What is 63 − 9?

    1. 52
    2. 53
    3. 54
    4. 56

  4. Arjun had ₹50 and spent ₹18. How much is left?

    1. ₹28
    2. ₹32
    3. ₹38
    4. ₹42

  5. What is 100 − 1?

    1. 90
    2. 98
    3. 99
    4. 101

  6. If 12 − 5 = 7, what is 7 + 5?

    1. 10
    2. 11
    3. 12
    4. 13

Answers and explanations

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  1. 8Count back seven from 15, or think 7 + 8 = 15. Either way the answer is 8.
  2. 1540 − 20 = 20, then take away 5 more to get 15.
  3. 54Take away 10 to get 53, then add 1 back because you took one too many: 54.
  4. ₹3250 − 18 = 32, so ₹32 is left.
  5. 99One less than 100 is 99.
  6. 12Addition undoes subtraction, so 7 + 5 takes you back to 12 where you started.

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