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Year 5 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers

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Year 5 Subtraction Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers

Set out each subtraction in columns. Show any regrouping.

1.
7955
−5141

Answer: 2814

  1. 5 − 1 = 4
  2. 5 − 4 = 1
  3. 9 − 1 = 8
  4. 7 − 5 = 2
2.
8820
−2085

Answer: 6735

  1. 0 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 5 = 5
  2. 1 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 8 = 3
  3. 7 − 0 = 7
  4. 8 − 2 = 6
3.
6963
−4960

Answer: 2003

  1. 3 − 0 = 3
  2. 6 − 6 = 0
  3. 9 − 9 = 0
  4. 6 − 4 = 2
4.
2691
−1897

Answer: 794

  1. 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
  2. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  3. 5 is less than 8: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 15 − 8 = 7
  4. 1 − 1 = 0
5.
5999
−3692

Answer: 2307

  1. 9 − 2 = 7
  2. 9 − 9 = 0
  3. 9 − 6 = 3
  4. 5 − 3 = 2
6.
5761
−4926

Answer: 835

  1. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  2. 5 − 2 = 3
  3. 7 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 17 − 9 = 8
  4. 4 − 4 = 0
7.
9351
−3646

Answer: 5705

  1. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  2. 4 − 4 = 0
  3. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  4. 8 − 3 = 5
8.
8548
−8496

Answer: 52

  1. 8 − 6 = 2
  2. 4 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 9 = 5
  3. 4 − 4 = 0
  4. 8 − 8 = 0
9.
4891
−1467

Answer: 3424

  1. 1 is less than 7: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 7 = 4
  2. 8 − 6 = 2
  3. 8 − 4 = 4
  4. 4 − 1 = 3
10.
3623
−3146

Answer: 477

  1. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  2. 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
  3. 5 − 1 = 4
  4. 3 − 3 = 0
11.
2348
−1169

Answer: 1179

  1. 8 is less than 9: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 18 − 9 = 9
  2. 3 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 6 = 7
  3. 2 − 1 = 1
  4. 2 − 1 = 1
12.
9138
−6631

Answer: 2507

  1. 8 − 1 = 7
  2. 3 − 3 = 0
  3. 1 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 6 = 5
  4. 8 − 6 = 2
13.
7413
−2034

Answer: 5379

  1. 3 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 13 − 4 = 9
  2. 0 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 3 = 7
  3. 3 − 0 = 3
  4. 7 − 2 = 5
14.
2648
−2455

Answer: 193

  1. 8 − 5 = 3
  2. 4 is less than 5: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 14 − 5 = 9
  3. 5 − 4 = 1
  4. 2 − 2 = 0
15.
4311
−1364

Answer: 2947

  1. 1 is less than 4: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 11 − 4 = 7
  2. 0 is less than 6: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 10 − 6 = 4
  3. 2 is less than 3: regroup 1 ten from the next column → 12 − 3 = 9
  4. 3 − 1 = 2
16.
5596
−2335

Answer: 3261

  1. 6 − 5 = 1
  2. 9 − 3 = 6
  3. 5 − 3 = 2
  4. 5 − 2 = 3
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