Subtraction with zeros
These lessons, with videos, examples and step-by-step solutions help Grade 2 students learn how to subtract across zeros (i.e. the first number in the subtraction or the minuend has zeros).
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Subtract from Zeros Worksheets & Activities:
Worksheet 1
Worksheet 2
The following diagrams show how to subtract from numbers with zeros. Scroll down the page for more examples and solutions.
How to subtract with regrouping across zeros using Base-10 Blocks?
Example:
500 − 267 = ?
How to subtract across zero and regrouping using Base-10 Blocks?
Example:
202 − 138 = ?
How to subtract across zeros using Base-10 blocks?
200 − 63 = ?
How to subtract across zero (3 digits – 3 digits)?
Example:
500 − 234 = ?
400 − 138 = ?
602 − 347 = ?
806 − 327 = ?
408 − 192 = ?
800 − 365 = ?
704 − 536 = ?
How to subtract across a zero (4 digits – 4 digits)?
Example:
1,500 − 1,132 = ?
8,200 − 5,777 = ?
How to subtract with borrowing (4 digits – 4 digits)?
Subtracting large numbers can be easy when you take it step-by-step.
Example:
8,006 − 2,537 = ?
How to subtract with zeros (4 digits – 4 digits)?
Example:
4,000 − 1,165 = ?
Subtraction Box Trick
Math tutorial on regrouping from zeros using the box trick.
Example:
406 − 89 = ?
8,000 − 256 = ?
3,052 − 1,826 = ?
4,008 − 2,475 = ?
2,005 − 1,876 = ?
2,006 − 1,455 = ?
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